The Word Next to the One I Want, a novella
"Lori Toppel draws readers in from the first paragraph with this powerful story...
The Word Next to the One I Want achieves that masterful tone often found in a classic work of fiction."
– Robin Stratton, author of Some Have Gone and Some Remain
"Toppel deftly weaves perfect details of the city into a story that is suspenseful and wonderfully alive
with the promise of redemption. I could not put this book down and when I was finished, I felt a little better
about the world."
– Rebecca Johnson, Contributing Editor of Vogue
"Toppel uncovers layer upon layer of hidden desire and private despair in a prose that is as beautifully
wrought as it is gut wrenching in what it reveals about ordinary people making sense of their tangential lives."
– Andrew Krivak, author of The Signal Flame and The Bear
Available from Los Galesburg Press
"Lori Toppel draws readers in from the first paragraph with this powerful story...
The Word Next to the One I Want achieves that masterful tone often found in a classic work of fiction."
– Robin Stratton, author of Some Have Gone and Some Remain
"Toppel deftly weaves perfect details of the city into a story that is suspenseful and wonderfully alive
with the promise of redemption. I could not put this book down and when I was finished, I felt a little better
about the world."
– Rebecca Johnson, Contributing Editor of Vogue
"Toppel uncovers layer upon layer of hidden desire and private despair in a prose that is as beautifully
wrought as it is gut wrenching in what it reveals about ordinary people making sense of their tangential lives."
– Andrew Krivak, author of The Signal Flame and The Bear
Available from Los Galesburg Press