BLURB:
When catastrophe strikes, Stella Madison is forced to jump out
of her quiet life of retirement and back into the swamps of the working world.
Just for a little while. Except things have changed out there. Before she can
get in and out without trouble, she gets tangled up in the kind of nightmare
you only see on TV. Is she the victim or the criminal? But suddenly even that
doesn't matter. Because any way you look at it… it's murder.
EXCERPT:
Stella moved closer and looked so
intently into his green eyes that he shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “Don’t
you agree, Colonel Henry, that if we start changing our basics as quickly as we
change our politics, society will soon be going in circles instead of moving
forward?”
“Do you...” he drummed impatient fingers on
the table, “have some sort of a petition you would like me to sign? Is that
it?”
“Well, if you think it would help. What
exactly should it say?”
“How should I know what it should say?
I have a hard enough time deciding what I should say about things I do know
something about. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have work to do.”
“What would you say...” Stella
persisted. “If I told you there isn’t a single copy of Huckleberry Finn in this
entire library?”
“Considering the way people feel about
racial slurs these days...” He returned his attention to the screen, then, as
if the conversation were over. “I’d say it was good riddance.”
“Obviously...” Stella was beginning to
feel somewhat impatient herself. “You have never personally read it.
Huckleberry Finn is a plea for us to be less bigoted in this world—not the
other way around.”
“Whatever it is a plea for, it doesn’t
concern me.”
“Spoken like every other pompous,
self-centered citizen who thinks the world owes you something and not that
other way round!” Stella smacked the facing lid of his briefcase closed, and
turned smartly to leave.
How was she supposed to know he had a
hot cup of coffee sitting in there?
Review:
A short 40 page read about an elderly lady, Stella, who's normal life is suddenly ripped from her. From that moment trouble follows her every move. Everything she knows and takes for granted changes but she doens't let that deter her. This one is sure to leave you with a smile on your face.
Buy links
Amazon
Pelican Book Group
BIO:
Lilly Maytree has many homes. Sometimes she lives in her cabin
in the woods in Alaska, sometimes in a sailboat on the ocean, and occasionally
in a tent when she is exploring wilderness places. It has even been said that
she time-travels, but that is probably just a rumor. You can get in touch with
her through her web site at www.LillyMaytree.com.
It might take a few days if she is adventuring far away... but she always comes
back sooner or later. She loves hearing from readers!
Comments