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BOOK CLUBS & READERS
Dear Reader,
 must admit, I'm floating on air these days, sky high with amazement at the wonderful response Whistling in the Dark and Land of a Hundred Wonders have received from reviewers and booksellers and especially—you. I can never thank you enough for your continued support and encouragement! They mean the world to me.
That's why I can't wait to introduce you to my new novel—Tomorrow River which will be released on April 29, 2010. Here's the story: During the summer of 1968, Shenandoah Carmody's mother disappeared. Her twin sister, Woody, stopped speaking and her once loving father slipped into a mean drunkenness unbefitting a superior court judge. Since then, Shenny—named for the Shenandoah Valley—has struggled to hold her world together, taking care of herself and her sister the best she can. Shenny feels certain that Woody knows something about the night their mother vanished, but her attempts to communicate with her mute twin leave her as confused as their father's efforts to confine the girls to the family's renowned Virginia estate. As the first anniversary of their mother's disappearance nears, her father's threat to send Woody away and his hints at an impending re-marriage, spur a desperate Shenny to find her mother before it's too late. She is ultimately swept up in a series of heartbreaking events that force her to come to terms with the painful truth about herself and her family. I hope that you'll fall in love with Shenny and Woody the same way you have Sally and Troo and Gibby and Clever. Can't wait to hear your thoughts! Hugs and happy reading until then... Lesley  |
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