Blurb:
The summer Berie was
fifteen, she and her best friend Sils had jobs at Storyland in upstate New
York, where Berie sold tickets to see the beautiful Sils portray Cinderella in
a strapless evening gown. They spent their breaks smoking, joking, and
gossiping. After work they followed their own reckless rules, teasing the fun
out of small town life, sleeping in the family station wagon, and drinking
borrowed liquor from old mayonnaise jars. But no matter how wild, they always
managed to escape any real danger until the adoring Berie sees that Sils really
does need her help and then everything changes.
Review:
This novel, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by
Lorrie Moore, is a multi-faceted account of a girl’s journey from adolescence
to womanhood, physically and psychologically. It is written in first person,
and primarily set in a small town in upstate New York. The main character is
immersed in the current of challenges and insecurities that precede the onset
of adulthood. She took me through a myriad of emotions that stirred my heart
and touched my soul. Rarely have I read such an endearing book with a comfort
quality and an ability to define its theme so clearly. It is a reality check on
life in many ways; a look at what we cherish and how we protect it. This is a great read for women, who will
closely identify with the throes of the girlie teen years; men will not likely
appreciate it as much. However, I do believe it could contribute a lot of
valuable insight to any father who has a daughter in the years of
pre-adolescence to early twenties…those changing chic chapters!
Length: 147 Pages
Prices:
Print: $12.46
Digital: $9.99
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include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors usually receive 40% of
the book price from the publisher. Editors and cover artists usually receive
about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or another
third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the author, editors and cover artists
receive their cuts from what is left. So, if a book costs $5.99 at E-Book
Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author will receive about $2.40. If
you buy the book at Amazon, the author will receive about $0.83.
Downloading
the file from your computer to your Kindle is as easy as transferring any file
from your computer to a USB flash drive. Plug the USB end of your chord into a
USB port on your computer and simply move the file from your “Downloads” box to
your Kindle/Documents/Books directory. I actually download my books using “Save
As” to a “Books” file I created on my computer that’s sorted by my publisher,
friends, and books “to review,” and then transfer them to my Kindle from there.
That way, if there’s a glitch with my Kindle, the books are on my computer. Your
author will be happy you did when he/she sees his/her royalty statement.
Thanks for visiting. Rose
& Rochelle
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