Tales of an Ancient Go-Go Girl

by Joan Jobe Smith

Rarely does a natural poet and historian such as Joan Jobe Smith endure such ordeals and challenges and survive to tell the tale. This is a picaresque True Tale spanning the 1965 Los Angeles Watts Riots, near death at the hands of a homicidal ex-husband, the counterculture go-go swinging let-it-all-hang-out 1960s and 70s, single Motherhood and Feminism. A Tale that ends with her dancing to Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger in 2014. A Tale told with heart and courage and humor to make all our lives richer and wiser.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 21, 2014

Reviews

[James Lee Jobe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Joan is my cousin, but this would be wonderful even if she wasn't.