From Amazon:
Product Description
Summertime is hot and dull in the Central Valley of California and four teenage girls from very different families are determined to spice it up. With a single-mindedness that foretells disaster, they push aside all the rules and explore the underbelly of valley life. Drugs, sex, alcohol, adventure, anything to challenge the norm, yet all experienced without the benefit of maturity. As the girls become increasingly uncontrollable, their mothers-from dramatically diverse social castes-are forced to work together to save their daughters. Like a tornado moving across the landscape, lives are wrenched from their foundations. Page after page, and over a period of two years, the author introduces characters who struggle to support and defeat the dreams of what began as four innocent girls desiring to taste the forbidden fruit. Laurel-Rain Snow's An Accidental Life is a fascinating look into not only the lives of very diverse family systems, but the mechanism that drives a cross-section of an all-American community.
*********************************************************************************About the author:
A retired social worker, specializing in child welfare services, Laurel-Rain Snow has fictionalized many personal and professional experiences into her five novels: "An Accidental Life," "Embrace the Whirlwind," "Chasing Stardust," "Miles to Go," and "Web of Tyranny."
Born and raised in California's Central Valley, Ms. Snow has four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Her hobbies include reading, writing, collecting, traveling, and going to the movies.
(photo from Amazon site)
She also has quite a few blogs!! Here are some of the links:
Laurel-Rain Snows Collections
A Rainy Snowy Day
Rainy Days and Mondays
Embrace the Whirlwind with Laurel-Rain Snow
Miles to Go with Laurel-Rain Snow
Laurel-Rain Snows Accidental Life
She has a few more blogs with beautiful writings about her fun treasures, her home and her life.
18 comments:
Wow, Natalie! Sounds like you enjoyed the book, and thanks for the great review and links to blogs, etc.
I came over here, thinking you would share a couple of teaser sentences, and imagine my surprise to find the complete review.
New look! Took me a minute to realize where I had landed!
Great review and hello to Laurel! :) How fun that you read her book!
Thanks so much Laurel! Your very welcome and i enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to reading your others!
And thank you Lisa & Bookjourney!
Hi, Nats,
I met Laurel through you, so I was pleased to see your review of her book. Glad you liked it!!
I didn't realise you were once a social worker, Laurel-Rain, does that mean you believe in the 'write what you know' saying? It would certainly make sense.
I like your new blog look!
Great review. This would not be a book I'd enjoy, but I'm glad u liked it.
Thanks Diane!
Sounds like a good read!
I came back to visit, and enjoyed reading others' reactions!
Your new blog look is intriguing!
Hey, Natalie! Just thought I'd drop by and tell you about my "Accidental Life" blog changes.
I kind of did a makeover!
Tell me what you think.
Oh thats great Laurel! THanks for stopping by and I'll have to check out your site!
Hey, Natalie! I have the Dragon award for you over on my Reflections blog...http://laurel-rainsnowsreflections.blogspot.com/
Congratulations!
Wonderful review. I am going to have to move Laurel's book up on my TBR pile.
Hey there!
I have an award for you, TOO, on my site!
Hope you are well,
Sassy
:)
HERE!
HAPPY WRITING!
I just wanted to stop by and let you know I have something for you:
http://booktumbling.com/2009/10/04/a-few-more-awards/
Awesome review....another book to add to my wish list! Thanks, Natalie!
Great review. My mom actually got her Master's Degree in Socail Work, and has been working with people ever since. She would probably really enjoy reading this book. :)
Thanks for stopping by and participating in Thingers last week! I've got the post up for this week. ~ Wendi
Thank you for another great post.
I look forward to many more entries with high quality info.
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