In Leah's Wake by Terri Giuliano Long is an upcoming review. Here's a quick blurb:
The Tyler family had the perfect life - until sixteen-year-old Leah decided she didn't want to be perfect anymore. While Leah's parents fight to save their daughter from destroying her brilliant future, Leah's younger sister, Justine, must cope with the damage her out-of-control sibling leaves in her wake. Will this family survive? What happens when love just isn't enough? Jodi Picoult fans will love In Leah's Wake - a heartbreaking, ultimately redemptive story about family, connection and our responsibility to those we love.
The author is having a Book Club Event Week in late April. Below is an outline of what will take place:
MONDAY 23RD APRIL: WELCOME TO IN LEAH’S WAKE
Terri shares a candid introduction to the book and her success so far and talks about the role of book bloggers and reviewers in boosting In Leah’s Wake up the charts
TUESDAY 24TH APRIL: THE CHARACTERS OF IN LEAH’S WAKE
Terri invites readers and bloggers to share their thoughts on their favorite characters within In Leah’s Wake and talk about the moments they loved most. In the evening enjoy a live Q&A session with two pivotal characters from the novel: Zoe and her daughter, Leah.
WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL: THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY
An interview with Terri looks into the story behind the story: how Terri came to write In Leah’s Wake and how it came to be the “little indie book that could” selling over 100,000 copies so far!
THURSDAY 26TH APRIL: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Answering questions by submitted book clubs, readers’ groups, readers and bloggers, Terri will share her thoughts on the novel, the writing process and what lies ahead.
In the evening enjoy a Q&A session with Terri Giuliano Long and the chance to put forward your questions live
FRIDAY 27TH APRIL – SUNDAY 28TH APRIL: IN LEAH’S WAKE: IN DISCUSSION
Share your views on some of the discussion topics raised in the In Leah’s Wake reading guide. We’ll be publishing your thoughts along with any new discussion topics you suggest.
SUNDAY 29TH APRIL: LOOKING AHEAD: NOWHERE TO RUN
Terri shares her thoughts on her upcoming novel, Nowhere to Run, and talks about what it’s like to work on a very different kind of story.
Booksie's Blog readers are invited to attend. Enjoy!
Thank you so much for posting this Sandie! A competition is open until 14th for readers to submit their comments and discussion suggestions ahead of the event (http://terriglong.com/blog/in-leahs-wake-book-club-week-april-23-29/) so I welcome all entries.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful weekend and thank you again!
Terri
I enjoyed this story for the most part. Leah went through a series of bad decisions that put her in a spot her pride couldn't back track on. The characters were well developed and it was easy to understand the things they did for the family.
ReplyDeleteI only gave it 3 stars because I felt like at times the story wandered away from the main plot and some of the story lines were too long and unnecessary.