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Great Reading! Jul 02, 2007
By Rose
From the first page to the very end. I couldn't put it down! A mixture of comedy, heartache and happiness. I would highly recommend this book to all. Thank you for giving me the pleasure of reading this book. Rose
Couldn't put it down! What a great Book Nov 20, 2006
By M. Johnson
This book was fantastic. It was fun and easy to read. I loved the whole story line. I recommend this to anyone!
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As reviewed by New York Times best selling author Ellen Tanner Marsh Jun 07, 2007
By Melissa
What exactly is "true" love? Is it something physical that can be defined, understood,and explained to others? Or is it more like artistic beauty, in that it seems to defy expression so that we only truly know it when we see it?
No matter the answer, when young people are convinced that they have found true love they often tend to make rash decisions--usually at the wrong stage in their lives and possibly compelling them along an unplanned and unhappy path.
This is just one of the many themes explored in Gloria Spivey Flecker's new novel, North of Channing Street, in which she introduces readers to an unforgettable character named Molly Peale. A Southern high school girl who dreams of becoming an actress, Molly falls in love at the tender age of 15 with a boy named Nick Graziano, an event that rocks the foundations of her orderly world. Yet despite her passion for Nick, Molly refuses to run away with him, as that would involve throwing away her dream of studying drama
and becoming an actress.
After her mother's untimely death, Molly eventually moves to New York, where she does indeed become an actress and also a well-known author. And even though she finds what at first appears to be true love with someone else, she still has a place in her heart for Nick. The death of Molly's father coincides with the return of Nick to Molly's hometown,
and here the novel's excitement and romance, which has been simmering quietly on the back burner, really heats up. Flecker deftly brings the potent mix to full boil, with Molly forced to make a decision that could completely change her life and test just how much she understands of true love.
North of Channing Street is a fast-paced and yet spiritually sensitive romance novel that is sure to please even the most demanding fans of the genre. And thanks to Flecker's wise grasp of her characters' young hearts, Molly's story will delight teenaged readers as well.
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