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As her husband James's Parkinson's disease with eventual dementia began to progress, writer Susan Allen Toth decides she intensely wants…
to keep him at home until the end. Wrenching, occasionally peevish, at times darkly funny, and always deeply felt, Toth's intimate, unsparing memoir reflects the realities of seeing a loved one out of life. Some strong language
"When freshman Declan Taylor hurts his pitching arm he becomes mad at the world, soon getting caught up with a…
group of white supremacists and turning against his Jewish former friend, Jake--but when things turn violent Declan must figure out what he actually stands for." -- Provided by publisher
Based on a compelling and sometimes tragic true story, this novel follows young mother Ava from the go-go bars of…
the 1970s to the heart of Florida&’s drug trade to a Kenyan prison to, ultimately, a place of forgiveness, faith, and love through recovery.Inspired by a gripping true story, Lookin&’ for Love begins in 1963, when Ava, nineteen and pregnant, marries a violent alcoholic and is disowned by her abusive mother. She bears two sons, leaves her husband, and turns to go-go dancing to provide for her children, using alcohol and drugs to numb herself to the degrading work. Then she meets Mike, a charismatic drug dealer who promises to give her &“a beautiful life.&” They move to Florida and begin working for The Crew, one of the largest drug smuggling organizations in the country. The Crew sends Ava and Mike to Kenya to find farmers to grow marijuana—but while they&’re there, their home is raided, they&’re charged with international drug smuggling, and Ava is sentenced to serve time in a Kenyan prison. After her release, Ava struggles with sobriety but soon returns to dancing, alcohol, and drugs. Eventually, she hits bottom and surrenders her will to God. Once sober, she learns the power of forgiveness, faith, and love.