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Book Details
GENRE: Coming of Age
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BLURB:
Natural talent, hard work, and a childhood friend help LaVern Whitaker find her calling as an
actress. When her life becomes overwhelming, they discover a small town where her true
identity can remain unknown and she can stay out of the spotlight. The more she visits her
secret getaway, the more deeply she feels connected to the history, the lifestyle, and the
people. Could this place be her home away from home, or become the home she has dreamed
of? Or will sinister forces rip it all away?
Excerpt One:
“Make me a promise, Shaundra. Promise me we will always be best friends.”
“I promise, Peaches.”
LaVern stood up and said she had better head back. “Are you coming over tomorrow?”
“Hell yeah.”
Both girls had a hardy laugh at that one.
As Freeman and Jackie watched their daughter recross the street, they noticed a more
delighted and relieved child than the one who left a few minutes earlier.
The girls resumed their old routine of talking and gossiping in LaVern’s bedroom. Shaundra
asked more questions about her new school; how did she like going to school with White kids?
Did she hang out with the other Black students? How was she treated? LaVern did her best to
answer; No, she wasn’t completely accepted by everyone, she wasn’t friends with all the Black
kids, she still felt very self-conscious being one of a few Black students in an all-White school,
sometimes she felt very alone but she had made a few friends.
“My daddy said it would take a little while, that I would get used to it. He said I would get a better
education.”
“Well, you’re already smart Peaches. You’ll be smart no matter what school you go to.”
“Well, it is harder than 139, but I’m doing OK.
“I know you, Peaches. If you say you doing OK, I know you killin’ it.”
LaVern looked down at her feet. “Well, I’m doing alright.”
But the Big Dog was right. She was killing it.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Eric Grandy was born and raised in Baltimore City and graduated from City College. After he
graduated from Essex Community College, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and played six
years for that team. He went on to a variety of jobs: photographer, lab manager, driver for DHL
and warehouse manager. After retirement, he decided to devote himself to writing, producing
several short stories and Accidental Paradise, his debut novel.
Grandy still lives in Baltimore with his wife Rhonda and his daughter Marti.
Buy link: https://amzn.to/48IjSBZ
Guest Post
Topic: Things that inspire you and why.
Conscientiousness inspires me. Our society seems to be dominated by a generation or
two, or three, of people that lack basic politeness and consideration. It’s on display
everywhere you go, in common, everyday interactions, impolite cashiers, reckless
drivers, unruly public-school students. Our younger generation seldom says, “thank
you”, or “excuse me”, phrases my generation learned as children. They seem to have
no concern about how their actions affect others. I enjoy being polite. Even though they
appear to be fewer and farther between, people who are polite and considerate inspire
me to do the same to others. On those occasions when I encounter them, courteous
people actually brighten my day. I feel better about myself and humanity. There is hope.
People who do things for strangers inspire me. Not so much the obvious kindness
people do for others like volunteering at a food bank or taking underprivileged children
on a bus trip. It’s the small deeds done when they don’t realize someone is looking, like
picking up a mistakenly dropped eyeglass case and handing it back or giving a
homeless man a pair of your old shoes because his are holey. Things done simply
because they are the right thing to do, without fanfare. I find these things inspirational.
People who love what they do for a living inspire me. They know what a rare state-of-
being that is, and their joy is reflected in their enthusiasm when they discuss their
vocation. A carpenter may talk endlessly about the intricacies involved in completing his
latest project. A cheerleader coach will relate countless stories about their feelings of
fulfillment when her charges finally get a routine right. All these lucky people whose
vocation is their avocation have one thing in common. Their passion is plainly evident,
and they can’t help it. It spills out of them when they share their joy. And I love it when
some of their joy splashes on me.
Giveaway
Eric Grandy will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.
