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Stone, Gretchen

 
9780595387458: KALEIDOSCOPE: A CARLA MCCARTHY ADVENTURE
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595387454 ISBN 13 : 9780595387458
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

Strong writing and fine characterizations make this first novel, Kaleidoscope, a great pick for a winter read by the fire, or a summer read on the back porch. Gretchen Stone is a writer to keep your eye on!-Ellen Hart, Author of the Jane Lawless Mysteries"Appealing characters-well executed. A unique story line makes this acompelling page-turner."- Fran Blatnik, Co-founder Detroit Women's Book Club, 1994"Enjoyed Down-to-earth, sincere prose."-Elizabeth Sims, Author of the Lillian Byrd Crime SeriesIn 1950s Detroit, six-year-old Mimi Siegel and eight-year-old Barbara Jane Brown become fast friends when the Brown family arrives in the Motor City from Missouri. For years, the girls are inseparable; but the friendship changes when Mimi marries Barbara's brother, RJ. When RJ goes to Vietnam soon after the wedding, Mimi turns to Barbara for consolation-and gets more than she could have imagined.Their resulting torrid affair abruptly ends when RJ is killed in action. Barbara's guilt leads her to enlist as a nurse in the U.S. Army, and the ensuing years are filled with remorse for both women.When Mimi and Barbara Jane meet again years later, they discover that their childhood bonds of loyalty are still intact. But a dangerous chain of events is set into motion when they rekindle their romance, and their community is rocked when an innocent woman is murdered

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Strong writing and fine characterizations make this first novel, Kaleidoscope, a great pick for a winter read by the fire, or a summer read on the back porch. Gretchen Stone is a writer to keep your eye on!-Ellen Hart, Author of the Jane Lawless Mysteries"Appealing characters-well executed. A unique story line makes this acompelling page-turner."- Fran Blatnik, Co-founder Detroit Women's Book Club, 1994"Enjoyed Down-to-earth, sincere prose."-Elizabeth Sims, Author of the Lillian Byrd Crime SeriesIn 1950s Detroit, six-year-old Mimi Siegel and eight-year-old Barbara Jane Brown become fast friends when the Brown family arrives in the Motor City from Missouri. For years, the girls are inseparable; but the friendship changes when Mimi marries Barbara's brother, RJ. When RJ goes to Vietnam soon after the wedding, Mimi turns to Barbara for consolation-and gets more than she could have imagined.Their resulting torrid affair abruptly ends when RJ is killed in action. Barbara's guilt leads her to enlist as a nurse in the U.S. Army, and the ensuing years are filled with remorse for both women.When Mimi and Barbara Jane meet again years later, they discover that their childhood bonds of loyalty are still intact. But a dangerous chain of events is set into motion when they rekindle their romance, and their community is rocked when an innocent woman is murdered

Biographie de l'auteur

Gretchen Stone grew up in Michigan during the golden years of automobiles, rock and roll, and the Vietnam War. Years of corporate writing strengthened her resolve to tell real stories about women?s lives.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595387454
ISBN 13 
9780595387458
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
198
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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