:: A Memoir Tracy Bouvier ::
ABOUT TRACY
Tracy Bouvier grew up in Burbank California where she was raised by her local celebrity single dad. She spent her teenage years riding in his crazy van, covered in brass ornaments and silver dollars, while cringing at constant onlookers. She’s been a record-setting college shot-putter, a motorcycle rider (and crasher), a daffodil picker, and lived on a commune. She’s a seasoned Operating Room nurse of 35 years and married to her husband for about the same. They have two amazing daughters. This is her first book.
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Praise for the Book:
“After devouring the first chapter of Tracy Bouvier’s, Drop Me Around the Corner, I was hooked. I felt like I was right there. I couldn’t wait to enjoy the rest of the book. Very engaging.”- Roger Fisher, lead guitarist for the rock and roll band Heart.
"Tracy Bouvier has mined not gold, but brass, in this volume about growing up with her father, a man who became a legend by driving a van completely covered in brass items around the streets of Burbank, CA. (People still talk about him today!) You can almost feel her teenage embarrassment as he drove her to school, but Love Conquers All and this book works as a fond reminiscence of an innocent time and a definitely unique father. A memoir you will ponder once you finish it - can somebody please option this out for a teleplay? - you will not be disappointed by this gal's story!" - Wes Clark, co-author of "Lost Burbank," "Growing Up in Burbank" and "True Tales from Burbank."
"Tracy Bouvier's memorable coming-of-age story, candidly reveals what it's like to grow up the child of a very charismatic and eccentric father - Ernie Steingold. I found it especially fascinating to read about Tracy's reaction to such a paradoxical single parent. A simple vacuum repairman by trade, Ernie was a man, who outside of work, derived such pleasure and vanity from his muscular body and his outlandish California Fantasy Van. I found myself smiling a lot as I turned the pages of this unusual and honest memoir."-Harrod Blank, Independent Filmmaker, and author of Art Cars, the Artists, the Obsesssion, the Craft.
"Tracy’s prose moves at the pace of memory, making her unique coming of age into a satisfying story of off-beat love and lives well lived that you won’t soon forget."—David Farris, award-winning author of Lie Still.
"Drop Me Around the Corner is a rollicking tale of Tracy Bouvier's free-range childhood in sunny Burbank CA. during the 1970's. It is a compelling story of a family finding its way after the devastating loss of a beloved wife and mother. For Tracy and her siblings, life changed dramatically as her father's behavior became more eccentric and flamboyant. Her father was loving, but by any measure somewhat inattentive. Tracy does a masterful job of describing her teen angst with heart breaking, hilarious and horrifying tales of her extraordinary and often bizarre upbringing."- Maria Heckinger, author of Beyond the Third Door.
"Raising a father is hard work, and in Drop Me Around the Corner, Tracy Steingold Bouvier celebrates the child inside the man in this endearing memoir about two generations growing up together." -Erin Hosier, Tell Me About Your Father podcast, and author of Don't Let Me Down.
"Drop Me Around the Corner is hilarious, heartbreaking, and yes, even a little embarrassing. I laughed. I cheered. I wept. (Plus I would LOVE a ride in that van!" Carol Lynch Williams, author of the award-winning novel The Chosen One.
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