Jennifer Niven's Reviews
Reviews of Jennifer’s Work
Sep.23.2011
Published by Library Journal
Fans of Velva Jean Learns To Drive, Niven's fictional debut, will welcome back the high-octane Velva Jean as she flees from her husband and North Carolina mountain home for...
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Aug.23.2011
Published by Publishers Weekly
Niven delivers another tale full of hope, heartbreak, and nostalgia in this sequel to Velva Jean Learns to Drive. Now in her twenties, at the dawn of World War II, heroine Velva...
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Aug.23.2011
Published by Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations
During World War II, more than 1,000 women pilots ferried fighter jets and other military aircraft in a program started by Jacqueline Cochrane called Women Airforce Service...
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Sep.01.2011
Published by Southern Literary Review
Velva Jean Learns to Fly
By Jennifer Niven
Reviewed by Philip K. Jason
Jennifer Niven won much praise and many readers with her first novel, Velva Jean...
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Niven makes some memorable moonspun magic in her rich fiction debut. It's a touching read, funny and wise, like a crazy blend of Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, a less morose Flannery O'Connor and maybe a shot of Hank Williams.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About Jennifer
Jennifer Niven lives in Los Angeles (where her film Velva Jean Learns to Drive won an Emmy Award and she once played the part of Shania Twain in a music video). Even though she's always wanted to be a Charlie's Angel, her true passion is writing, and her...
Connections
Causes Jennifer Niven Supports
Fur Kids
PETA
Alley Cat Allies
The American Cancer Society
Write Girl
Jennifer’s Favorite Books
To Kill a Mockingbird, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass,
In Cold Blood, A Good Man is Hard to Find