Black Coal and White Lies (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
For Anna, the youngest of five daughters, life is chaotic, strange, and a little bit wonderfuleven though she doesnt realize it. Growing up in a small coalmining town in the 1950s is not an easy way to live, but with the support of her sisters, her friends,...
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For Anna, the youngest of five daughters, life is chaotic, strange, and a little bit wonderfuleven though she doesnt realize it. Growing up in a small coalmining town in the 1950s is not an easy way to live, but with the support of her sisters, her friends, and her family, shes making the best of it. Shes a young, shy, pretty high school sophomore with her whole life ahead of her. But now that the last of her older sisters has moved out, Annas loneliness is growing.
When she meets Ben, everything seems to be looking up. But in order to date him, Anna must lie to her parents about many things, including his age. Ben is six years older than Anna, and he also lives with his parents. Even though she is strictly forbidden from dating older men, Annas heart cant be swayed from falling in love. Anna finds that with each little white lie she must tell her parents, the easier that deception becomes.
In her senior year, Anna is offered a job with the CIA in Washington, DC. She makes plans to move after one final summer with Ben, but he then surprises her with an engagement ringand a proposal of a different sort. If she were pregnant, he reasons, no one would be able to stop them from being together.
She loves Ben and wants to believe that he has her best interests at heartbut at what price is her happiness to be purchased?
When she meets Ben, everything seems to be looking up. But in order to date him, Anna must lie to her parents about many things, including his age. Ben is six years older than Anna, and he also lives with his parents. Even though she is strictly forbidden from dating older men, Annas heart cant be swayed from falling in love. Anna finds that with each little white lie she must tell her parents, the easier that deception becomes.
In her senior year, Anna is offered a job with the CIA in Washington, DC. She makes plans to move after one final summer with Ben, but he then surprises her with an engagement ringand a proposal of a different sort. If she were pregnant, he reasons, no one would be able to stop them from being together.
She loves Ben and wants to believe that he has her best interests at heartbut at what price is her happiness to be purchased?
Autoren-Porträt von Geraldine Monaghan
After earning her bachelors degree in business administration, Geri Monaghan built a career as an MIS/technology coordinator. Now retired, she is enjoying a second career as a writer. She has four daughters and lives in Texas with her husband, Art. Together, they summer in Vermont.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Geraldine Monaghan
- 2012, 274 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Abbott Press
- ISBN-10: 1458202291
- ISBN-13: 9781458202291
- Erscheinungsdatum: 06.03.2012
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