What book can you never live without?

What book would you choose to take with you if you were stuck on a desert island? Well, for me, I would take Chasing Lilacs by Carla Stewart. It is one of my all-time favorite books, and it’s the type of book you can read over and over again and never get tired of it. Whenever I do a book review I will tell why I chose the book, type the description that the author put on the back, and then give my review. So, enjoy!

It’s the summer of 1958, and life in the small Texas community of Graham Camp should be simple and carefree. But not for Sammie Tucker. Sammie has plenty of questions about her mother’s “nerve” problems. About shock treatments. About whether her mother loves her.

As her life careens out of control, Sammie has to choose whom to trust with her deepest fears: her best friend who has an opinion about everything, the mysterious boy from California whose own troubles plague him, or her round-faced neighbor with gentle advice and strong shoulders to cry on. Then there’s the elderly widower who seems nice but has his own dark past.Trusting is one thing, but accepting the truth may be the hardest thing Sammie has ever done.

                This book is exceptional from the unique style of the author to the emotional experience you go through when reading it. Carla Stewart packs this book with twists and turns and always leaves you guessing what’s going to happen next in Sammie’s life. You will never guess what happens in the end and all of the surprise twists will never let you put it down. I hope you love the book as much as I do.

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Check out the info on Carla Stewart and feel free to go look at her website. J