<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Stand a Little Out of My Sun - </em>"An elegant . . . compelling multigenerational drama . . . the text is entertaining and vibrant, rich with details of Greek American culture, '50s and '60s Chicago." <strong><em>Kirkus Reviews </em></strong></p><p>Featured in the June, 2021 edition of <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> . . . One of the <strong><em>Top Indie Summer Reads. </em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Winner - <em>National Indie Excellence Awards 2021: </em>Category: General Fiction</strong></p><p><strong>5 star review <em>- </em>Readers' Favorite 2021</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Stand a Little Out of My Sun </em>captures the dramatic crosscurrents of life within the folds of a Greek American family in Chicago's Industrial Southeast Side during the fifties. </p><p> </p><p>It tells the story of Sophie Poulos, who becomes the sole protector of her little brother, Niko. Sophie wishes to live with her grandparents with their big passions and abundant love, but Niko idolizes their pa. Nine-year-old Niko becomes the newest member of an under-the-table car business run by his pa. He shuts Sophie out, and she can't bear the way his eyes have begun to get the same hard flash as their father's. </p><p> </p><p>The core of this multigenerational and multicultural story tests the bounds of a family's loyalty and its astonishing mercy under impossible circumstances. </p><p> </p><p><em>"The pleasant smell of flinty steel, tires, and grease filled his head. For a solid hour, Niko watched his Pa's quick, purposeful movements. His rapt attention to detail and sure, steady hands under the hood of the car were captivating. . . Niko looked up smiling at the crisscross rafters of the garage, and it seemed to him the whole canopy of heaven."</em></p><p> </p><p><em>"Sophie looked into her Yiayia's soulful eyes, which regarded the world fearlessly, and thought she was the most extraordinary woman she had ever known. Sophie felt great ambition to be like her." </em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The setting is so well realized in Angelyn Voss's riveting novel that I now feel familiar with the East Side of Chicago during the 1950s. The reader is immediately drawn into the joys and tragedy of an amazing immigrant Greek family. The first generation, while clinging to their old ways, teaches a moving lesson of forgiveness and understanding." - Margaret J. Anderson, book club member, author, <em>Searching for Shona, From a Place Far Away, </em>and <em>In the Keep of Time </em></p><p> </p><p>"The author's flowing prose awakens all the senses and immerses the reader in time and place, making her characters come alive and win the reader's heart."</p><p>-Nancy Chesnutt Matsumoto, poet, middle school teacher</p><p> </p><p>"I cheered for the characters from beginning to the end." - Patti Kimberly, teacher and avid reader</p><p> </p><p>"The author paints a vivid picture of the East Side, with its vibrant, colorful neighborhoods, and passionate voices of familiar characters." - Antigone Polite, </p><p>Greek Chicagoan, pharmacist</p><p> </p><p> "This powerful, touching tale challenges the reader to imagine forgiveness under the most impossible circumstances. It's the best novel I've read this year." -- Pat Eshleman, Clinical Research Director, RN</p><p><strong>The Timberline Review</strong>, a publication of <em>Willamette Writers </em>in the Pacific Northwest, has featured an excerpt of <em>Stand a Little Out of My Sun </em>in their Spring/Summer issue.</p><br>