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Rush Home Road

A Novel

Full Description

When 5-year old Sharla Cody is dumped on the doorstep of Addy Shadd, a 70-year old woman living in a trailer park, Addy does not know how completely her life is about to change. She's hardly used to company and the troubled Sharla is not the sweet, beautiful angel she had envisioned. Over time, Addy and Sharla form a bond that neither of them expected-and Sharla begins to undergo a transformation under Addy's patient and loving care. But much to Addy's surprise and dismay, Sharla's presence brings back memories of her own tumultuous childhood. As she reminisces about her days growing up in Rusholme, a town settled by fugitive slaves in the mid 1800s, she remembers her family and her first love and confronts the painful experience that drove her away from home, never to return. ... more

About Author

Lori Lansens has written several films and is the author of the bestselling novel The Girls. She lives in California with her family.

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Back Bay Books
Format:
TRADE PAPERBACK
Publish Date:
6/27/2008
Price:
$13.99
ISBN:
9780316008037
Pages:
416
Size:
5-1/2" x 8-1/4"