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by Vicki M. Taylor
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Category: MAINSTREAM FICTION
Publisher: Mundania Press
Published: January 2004
Type: Mainstream Fiction |
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Not Without Anna is an eye-opening read about the dangerous—and in this case, deadly—gap between the lives parents believe their children are leading and the reality. Detailed and graphic, this book is an unsettling look at the challenges that many teenagers face today.
When Katherine Marshall's daughter Anna drowns while attending a graduation party, Katherine realizes that she was out of touch with her daughter's life. As the investigation into Anna's death proceeds, Katherine learns that her daughter used drugs and alcohol and had been sexually active. When his son—Anna's former boyfriend—commits suicide, Charles Beckett learns that he must work with Katherine to save other teenagers from
the sad fate of their own.
Well-written and compelling, the book ends on as hopeful a note as possible given the subject matter. But this is not a book
to read if you are looking for something uplifting or relaxing. (Jan. '04., 158
pp., $11.99)
—Roseann Marlett |
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