Two Over Easy All Day Long
“Redemption at Sunnyside Up.”
Privilege.
Punishment.
And even in the darkest moments:
laughter and love.
Promo video by the multi-talented Gini Chin
Book Launch Party
May 17, 2024
Lopez Island Library
Lopez Island, WA
Good food, good friends, good music - this party had it all, thanks to the amazing Lopez Island Library, Friends of the Library, Lopez Island Bookshop,
Salish Current and Gretchen Wing’s journalistic talent,
and so many supportive and enthusiastic bibliophiles.
My heart is full!
We didn’t remember to take photos, so I’m sharing the wonderful poster by the incomparable Community Alchemist Nikyta Palmisani, the road sign in front of the library,
and the good luck flowers from dear friends.
And check out the original music Adam Brock
shared with us at the party:
“At the Library”
![Anticipation (and nervousness!)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660c2b6f22b1af027d0b1b81/6826f1fe-56de-4cf0-84a4-789778df8060/Library+sign+5-17-2024.jpg)
Anticipation (and nervousness!)
![Marvelous poster by the marvelous Nikyta!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660c2b6f22b1af027d0b1b81/1716141408129-JKTQS8TYYV0O4G0C0FSD/Poster%2Bfor%2BBook%2BLaunch%2BParty.jpg)
Marvelous poster by the marvelous Nikyta!
![Good luck flowers from Annie and Amanda!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660c2b6f22b1af027d0b1b81/7686b31f-3ad7-408c-adfc-20a59185d8de/Good+luck+flowers+from+Annie+and+Amanda.jpg)
Good luck flowers from Annie and Amanda!
Advance Praise
&
Reviews
Shari Lane creates characters with elegant humor, wit, and irony, revealing in poignant scenes each character’s potential for evolving beyond their frailties and past sins.
Kip Robinson Greenthal,
author of Shoal Water
(Pushcart Prize Nominee,
Recipient of the
Landmark Prize for Fiction and
Nautilus Book Awards)
I loved this well-written, quirky, and captivating book. A highly recommended read that speaks to the power of community, hope, resilience, and transformation.
Heather H
A very well crafted book, finely plotted and beautifully written. The characters come to life each in their own way and meld together building a greater whole. After finishing the book, I felt a sense of hope, feeling that growth and change are possible even after tragedy. Highly recommended.
Tammar Paynter
“We don’t pass the buck here,” Nancy, the plain-speaking owner of Sunnyside Up informs Giles, the corporate anti-hero of Two Over Easy All Day Long as he begins a career of dishwashing. Replete with entertaining small town characters, a dead body, a dog named after a popular teabag, and a dose of surprising sweetness, Shari Lane’s novel tells a moving tale of mystery, transformation, and perhaps redemption.
Stephanie Barbé Hammer,
author of Pretend Plumber,
and Journey to Merveilleux City
(Finalist, Forward INDIES Mystery Book of the Year award)
Clueless corporate executive makes a big mistake, finds himself exiled to a small town with an ankle monitor and a new name. And a thankless job at a diner straight out of the 1950s, run by a team of lovably weird characters. Shari Lane's distinctive take on a fish-out-of-water tale is delightfully quirky, engrossing, and poignant.
Deborah Guyol, Creative Writing Instructor, author of Elderberry Wine Vintage 2010: Writings from the Clark College Mature Learning Program, and co-author of Pride and Prejudice and Kitties: A Cat-Lover's Romp through Jane Austen's Classic
A Must-Read.
In Two Over Easy All Day Long, Shari Lane brings a small-town cast of characters to life with affection and humor. Sunnyside Up . . . is the kind of place you wish you could frequent . . .
Don’t let the whimsy fool you, though — there’s deep emotion and pathos here, too.
A novel is only worthwhile if it's also true, and by that I mean emotionally true. The characters' experiences have to change them, and show them truths about themselves, about life, about what it means to be fully human. Two Over Easy All Day Long does just that.
Charlotte Rains Dixon, Writing Coach,
author of The Bonne Chance Bakery
and Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior