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"Like J.D. Salinger for his generation or Bret Easton Ellis for the 80s, Lisa Cerasoli writes with a wit and frank honesty that cuts you to the core. This story about modern LA life amongst "frenimies" and lovers is just what everyone East of Palm Springs thinks life is like in Tinsel Town....and what everyone West of it is (almost) ashamed to admit is just a little too true."
Sean Madden
Producer
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
"I found Lisa Cerasoli's Brink a rollickin' trip down adolescent musical lane."
John Scott Shepherd
author of Henry's List of Wrongs, Joe Somebody
"Sex, music, tequila, religion, crime, mary jane… Finally, far-fetched fiction meets in-your-face reality in this sardonic, wry, laugh-till-you-cry artful work of prose."
Cory L. Schuelke
CFO
Windswept Music
"Masterfully told through a flawed protagonist and irreverent cast of characters, this exhilarating ride makes you wince and laugh simultaneously at the brutal honesty of love, adulthood, and how not to handle them."
Bill Hinkle
Producer
"Secret Lives of Women" WE Network
"Cerasoli's writing is all gut and even more heart. With such an ultra-hip spin on true-to-life dilemmas, you can't help but read on and root for these unlikely, complex heroes of modern time."
J.Michael McClary
Writer/Director
Sam Shepherd's "Curse of the Starving Class"
"From first to last Lisa Cerasoli creates an engaging--and sexy--excursion into the hilarious highs and lows of artistic narcissism."
David Angsten
author of Dark Gold and Night of the Furies
"On the Brink... is a quick & witty ride that takes you down a twisted tunnel with your best friend. When spit out the bottom, you find profound self-discovery and blessed daylight."
Fredericka Deichelbor
A reader from "The Network"
"On the Brink... captures the riotous, unpredictable, self-loathing existence of a woman buried beneath her own low expectations of life. Drama and discontent have been Annie's security blanket for so long that wanting more and ultimately realizing she deserves it, is a touching, comical and entertaining journey that will resonate with both women and men. Cerasoli is a gifted writer who allows us to participate, almost as if intruding, in her character's heartbreaking and hilarious passage to renewal and love."
Sarah K. Blom, M.A.
Senior Director of Development
Michigan State University
"I can’t comment on the book. Lisa won’t let me read it ’til I’m
seventeen."
Brock Weaver, 14 – The Author’s Stepson
"I was breathless reading this book. Annie’s narrative is revealing
of the complex human beings we all are, but are afraid to admit
to the rest of the world. There are points in this novel that require
pause, contemplation, and a genuine look into the heart of “every
woman.” Beautifully crafted! Honestly written. A guilty pleasure.
Bravo, girl!"
Maggie Stang – The Author’s Sister-in-Law
"On the Brink…rivals many modern marvels of literature we have
out there today, although none presently come to mind. This book
is a true testament to what it means to be young, confused, and
inebriated in today’s society."
Tracie Madden – The Author’s Best Friend
"If you could see the laptop my wife wrote this novel on – it’s missing
the control key, the space bar sticks, the hard drive’s been
replaced three times – it’s distressing yet hilarious, and damned
resilient...much like her ingenious characters in On the Brink."
Peter Weaver – The Author’s Husband
"I tried reading it, but the language and sexual content threw me
for a bit of a “loop.” Now I did read Lisa’s Grey’s Anatomy speculation
script last spring, and that was just fantastic!"
Sherie Cerasoli – The Author’s Mother
"My first thought was…I have to read this book again!"
Kristine Leonard – The Author’s Friend
and Pseudo Mother-in-Law
"Reading On the Brink…was like spending eight hours in a car
with Lisa. "
Rose Loeks – The Author’s Friend
"I have read this book AT LEAST fifty times…and still find myself
laughing out loud, crying quietly, and thanking God for making
me way less screwed up than Annie."
Lisa Cerasoli – The Author |
