“over-the-top perverse comedy”
— don noble
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A zany twist on the Southern Gothic, Ballad of Jasmine Wills is a wild and heartfelt tale of abduction and revenge, body shaming and media fame. Lee Rozelle’s debut novel is the story of overweight banker Jasmine and her kidnapper, the enigmatic reality TV mastermind Preston Price. Trapped inside an egg-shaped studio in the secluded backwoods, Jasmine is tortured with haute cuisine, brainwashed with self-help videos, and badgered with cardio exercise routines for her growing mass of livestream fans. Filled with flashbacks of adolescent nuttiness and ennui in the 1980’s, Ballad of Jasmine Wills goes bizarro to explore links between reality TV and the real, intervention and exploitation.
lee discusses ballad of jasmine wills , eco-catastrophe on alabama public television’s bookmark with don noble
that’s what I’m talking about book blog features ballad of jasmine wills audiobook as a “sunday Snippet”
Lee Lists “the best contemporary southern gothic novels” on
shepherd.com
A Page Too Far Podcast Reviews
Ballad of Jasmine Wills
lee discusses writing and genre on reading nook
Ballad of jasmine wills takes the 69 test on the next best book blog
Ballad of Jasmine Wills Featured on “Between the Lines” Book Blog
Interview with Lee on
Hasty Book List Blog
