A Journey of Choice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781450254175)

"Written with elegance, imagination, and historical savvy, Pat Laster's A Journey of Choice grabbed me from the beginning and drew me into the life and travails of Liddy Underhill ..." -Sandy Raschke, Fiction Editor, Calliope, A Writer's Workshop by Mail In 1932, young Liddy Underhill, just graduated from high school, lands a reporter's job in an adjacent town and hitches a ride with a peddler who lives there. From the first night of her journey throughout the next decade, Liddy is beset with challenges. She marries and begins a life with her husband, Heth. When tragedy changes the course of her life, though, Liddy must find a way to reclaim her life and find happiness, Along the way, she becomes the victim of a womanizer, a controlling doctor, and an arsonist. She suffers abandonment and an emotional breakdown. Set in the Missouri Ozarks of the 1930s, A Journey of Choice tells the riveting tale of an enterprising young woman dealing with events beyond her control and the message of hope that emerges from her story.

Author: Pat Laster
ISBN-10: 1450254179
ISBN-13: 9781450254175
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2010
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d