Title: Burnt Edges
Author: Dana Leipold
Publication Date: Oct. 21, 2014
Genre: Women's Fiction
Synopsis:
Abuse
or an uncertain future. This is Laurel Lee Page’s choice when she
is faced with an unplanned pregnancy at 18. Born into a broken
family, all she has ever known is guilt and shame. No matter what she
does or who she meets, Laurel appears to be living a condemned life
but she is determined to find independence and freedom in spite of
her family’s legacy of hatred and self-contempt. Can Laurel see
that she is in a powerful position, poised to break the cycle of
abuse? Set in Southern California during the tumultuous 1960s era,
Burnt Edges is based on true events and proves that strength can be
found even in the most horrific situations.
Dana
Leipold is a freelance writer, author,
and member of the Association
of
Coaching Association. Her debut
novel,
Burnt Edges, depicts the unwavering
resilience of a young
woman in the face
of family violence and abuse. She has
self-published two other books: a collection
of limericks in Dr.
Seuss-style for adults
entitled, Stupid Poetry: The Ultimate
Collection of Sublime and Ridiculous
Poems, and a non-fiction book
entitled,
The Power of Writing Well: Write Well.
Change the World. In
addition, she coaches
other writers on story structure,
messaging,
and writing skills so they can
achieve their dreams to become
published
authors. Leipold lives with her husband
and two children in
the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Book Review
of Burnt Edges
by
Dana Leipold
In
the fictional book
Burnt Edges
by Dana Leipold the reader is led from the years of youth to young
adulthood with the main character Laurel
Page. The reader comes to know the Page family and the secrets and
hatred that many of them in the immediate family have
been able to keep over
the years. With an alcoholic father and
a mother that likes to lead a man, Laurel is caught in a bad place at
the wrong time. She is hopelessly looked over and must find a way to
live her life for her.
Leipold
gives her readers a sense of responsibility and understanding for
children that are in dysfunctional families. She helps her readers to
have a clear sense of compassion with the way that she tells Laurel's
story and displays her life concerns. This author actively provides
her readers with the necessary background information that helps to
form the main bulk of dysfunction within the Page family unit. There
is no guessing here with this novel, everything is straight forward
and easy to grasp.
I
personally loved how fast the story moved and enjoyed reading it so
much so, that I purposely made extra time to complete the novel.
Leipold had me in tears and brought my heart to see how hard it may
be to forgive those that you love, yet how important it is for the
one wronged to forgive. I recommend this book and am certainly
satisfied after completing it.
RATED 5 Stars!
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