"The carnage began with the roses. She hacked at their ruffled blooms until they dropped into monstrous drifts of red on the parched yellow lawn ... Only two things kept my mother grounded to us: my uncle Stephen and stories." Fourteen-year-old Molly worries about school, friends, and her parents'
Between Before and After
โ Scribed by Jessica Stilling
- Book ID
- 111201114
- Publisher
- DX Varos Publishing
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781955065665
- ASIN
- B0B7GQQNGZ
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โฆ Synopsis
"Five stars for this wonderful story!" โ Sal, Bound 4Escape
"I can't remember the last time I read a book that I enjoyed this much!" โ My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews
"This is a strong showing from Jessica Stilling and one that I will be thinking about for a long time to come." โ Bookgirl86, Goodreads
"Five stars for this wonderful story!" โ Sally S, Goodreads
"it was an absolute treat!" โ Gracie, Goodreads
"I give 'Between Before and After' 4.5 stars." โ Mark, Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus More
"This is one heck of a novel!" โ Sal, Bound4Escape
"This is definitely one to be read, no matter your normal fare. You won't regret it! I could not put it down!" โ Nora, Storeybook Reviews
"a gem of a novel" โ Rose Auburn, Rose Auburn Reviews
"This novel is a killer joy ride..." โ Laura, Celtic Lady's Reviews
Indie movie director Sebastian Foster has found his niche making movies based on the award-winning novels written by his estranged mother. However his latest film, based loosely on the tragic death of his sister as a child, opens up old wounds best left under bandages. Told in two concurrent timelines, now and when Sebastian was a teen, some twenty years ago in the mid-1990s, this story of learning unknown truths unwinds in streets of Paris, where Sebastian lived as a teen and where he has returned to to make his picture.
About the Author:
Jessica Stilling has written three works of literary fiction, Betwixt and Between, The Beekeeper's Daughter, and The Weary God of Ancient Travelers. She also wrote poetry and short fiction for various literary journals. Her articles have appeared in Ms. Magazine, Bust Magazine and she writes extensively for The Writer Magazine. She has taught Creative Writing in both high school and university. She also publishes young adult fantasy under the pen name JM Stephen. Jessica loves Virginia Woolf, very long walks, and currently lives in southern Vermont where she writes for the very local newspaper, The Deerfield Valley News.
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