The Vast Landscape

The Vast Landscape #1

by Jacqueline Cioffa

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Bold contemporary fiction, The Vast Landscape shares one woman’s journey filled with doubt, mistrust, fame, and self-discovery. Join Harrison on her quest to find inner peace despite the harrowing obstacles placed in her way. Will she succeed in stripping away her complex armor to unmask the flawed, beautiful, and strong iconoclast kept hidden for so long?

Honest to a fault, Jacqueline Cioffa creates a challenging love story sparkling with narrative originality.

214 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2013

About the author

Jacqueline Cioffa was an international model for 17 years and celebrity makeup artist. She is a dog lover, crystal collector, and Stone Crab enthusiast. Bestselling author of the riveting memoir, The Red Bench: A Descent and Ascent into Madness, and the soul-stirring saga, The Vast Landscape and Georgia Pine, Jacqueline’s work has also been widely featured in numerous literary magazines, and anthologies. She’s a storyteller, observer, essayist, poet, potty mouth, and film lover who’s traveled the world. Living with Manic Depression, she believes passionately in using her voice to advocate and inspire others.

Jacqueline has been featured in TV, radio, literary magazines and magazine articles as well as online forums, including Bridge Street TV, Spectrum News, Fox, Good Day Rochester, Soul-Full Sessions Podcast, The Mighty, BadRedhead Media, and Top 5, Jacqueline Cioffa / I Want To Be Her.

Her mental health memoir, The Red Bench debuted on Amazon in Bipolar Disorder at #1 and Hot New Releases, is a fantastical, visceral roman à clef follows International Model Cioffa’s descent into mental illness and bipolar disorder as she struggles to pick up the pieces of her fractured life after a nervous breakdown. Committed to writing for 365 days she finds solace, hope, and strength through a red bench, imagination, the changing seasons and healing power of nature.

Jacqueline Cioffa’s forthcoming book, The Shape of Us, Select Poems and Essays, celebrates all the complexities and authentic beauty of real, everyday women.

“Dedicated to all the women who have made me feel worthy of the sweet, soft miracle it is to be born a girl, in these fast and loud, masculine modern times.” - Jacqueline Cioffa

"Beauty lies in truth, hardcore, from the depths of the soul. Jacqueline Cioffa' takes us there, brave, raw & unfiltered." - Sandra Bernhard

Auburn author, former model, releases fourth book
"Self-discovery, self-love and pearls of wisdom only discovered after a life in the trenches of modeling, fame, aging and a nervous breakdown, Cioffa said." - The Citizen - auburnpub.com/lifestyles/auburn-autho...

Author Site: Jacqueline Cioffa at jacquelinecioffa.com
Jacqueline writes the column "Bleeding Ink," on Feminine Collective

Follow Jacqueline on social media
INSTAGRAM: @jacquelinecioffa 
TWITTER: @JackieCioffa
FACEBOOK: @authorjackiecioffa 

Reviews

[Jacqueline Cioffa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harrison, the brash heroine believes the shallow world of modeling and celebrity can make her feel whole, less invisible. She does not stop her ruthless climb, pretend to be someone she is not.
Deeply flawed, she falls flat on her face, unapologetic.
When she arrives at the vapid, solitude of success, she's faced with a choice.
She rediscovers strength, courage and hope, through the unbreakable bonds of friendship and love.
The Vast Landscape is a life-affirming, in your face, multi-faceted rough diamond.

[Nicole Lyons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jaqueline Cioffa writes with such a soul stirring intensity that it can't help but ignite a passion in her readers. I took my time with this book, and I loved every single moment of it. Harrison is beautiful in her strength and vulnerability. She spoke to me in ways that a character never has. I felt like I knew Harry, and could understand everything she reckoned with.

Thank you, Jacqueline Cioffa for writing an outstanding and brilliant book. This story and these characters will always be part of my life.

The Vast Landscape is both beautifully written, and deeply meaningful. This book is a 5 star highly recommended book, one that holds a special place on my bookshelf, and one that I will read over and over again.

Well done, Ms. Cioffa. Stunning work.

[Mary Rowen · Rating 5 out of 5]

**I won this book in an online contest and was not asked to write a review** However, I absolutely adore the story. Jacqueline Cioffa's writing is so incredibly lyrical and beautiful. I was drawn into the novel from the very first page, and never wanted to stop reading it. In fact, were it not for life's distractions, I'm sure I would've read it straight through. The character of Harrison is absolutely unforgettable. In many ways, she's the woman I wish I could be: strong, adventurous, and compassionate too. She's the type of person that other people instinctively love, and yet, she's humble and grateful and kind. This is the type of book you don't want to end. I feel very lucky to have also won the sequel, Georgie Pine, in the contest, because now I can read that!

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was quite the ride it was raw and full of emotions, doubts, mistrusts, fame, love and it was like following a train wreck as it goes down the track. Harrison the female lead character, in this story refers to herself in the 3rd person throughout the book, which I do not see often.
I would say it is not the type of story I read often but it was engaging and kept me wanting to see what happened, as her life and priorities changed. The author has a great writing style, which is straight forward and honest.
I see there is a sequel to this story.

[Kitt O'Malley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remarkably Well-Written Debut Novel

Jacqueline Cioffa's debut novel "The Vast Landscape" is incredibly well-crafted, at times reading like prose poetry. Cioffa's writing style is vivid and highly descriptive. Her intimate knowledge of the modeling and celebrity worlds lends an authentic voice to the details of her protagonist's life. She develops her characters with great insight and sensitivity. Particularly enjoyed the ending. I look forward to reading her sequel novel "Georgia Pine."

[Lydia Brown]

Good book and story but if you don't like strong language you won't enjoy it.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting style

I received this as a free ebook. I don't think I've ever read a book that as the main character aged, the style of writing become more mature. I found the beginning hard to get into, but at some point, I was hooked. Great delivery of a coming of age story!

[Billie Bond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book.

I loved the way Jacqueline portrayed Harry. A character I could totally relate too. This book takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride. It's fun, telling, sad, and gloriously happy. This book is one that I will read again, and again.

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[Coffeerequired · Rating 1 out of 5]

Got bored

This was a free book from Amazon and I just couldn't get into the writing style. That's not to say it's not a good storyline,i it just wasn't my type.