Come and Join the Dance

“With its female bohemian perspective on sex, cold war existentialism and the New York hipster milieu, Come and Join the Dance stands as a Beat urtext, on par with the renegade declarations of On the Road or Howl or Naked Lunch.” —Ronna Johnson, author of Girls Who Wore Black

“This artful and unaffected first novel by 26-year-old Joyce Glassman reminds us that  youth is no fixed quantity or state with an all-explaining adjective. It is a period of becoming whose essence is flux: the lostness or wildness are merely way stations along this road of change.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Lucid and controlled as a writer, Miss Glassman has a rare gift for the evocative phrase. . . . There are parallels between this novel and those of Francoise Sagan, but the ingenuousness here is of a more honest sort. . . . Tartness reduces sentimentality; compassion balances cleverness.” —The Village Voice

“Tender and perceptive.” —Anniston Star

“A poignant and searching tale which effectively captures each character’s personality.  The threads of life are expertly woven into the fabric to yield an interesting work.” —Savannah Morning News

“This is a perceptive, emotional story, aptly titled; it could be happening now among the intellectuals at any university in any big city.” —Los Angeles Times

“Written with talent and wisdom.” —Jack Kerouac