CC's Road Home

By Leah B. Eskine

Book Overview

Desperate to forget her past, sixteen-year-old CC arrives on her grandparents' North Louisiana farm and asks, 'will I ever feel normal again?' She brushes aside her family's attempts to break through her isolation and angst and hides her darkest secret from her beloved Gran. Even CC's vivacious new friend, Addy, and a summer romance with steely eyed Eric can't persuade her to reveal what happened last winter in New Orleans.It's 1964 and as Beatlmania and Motown captivate America's youth, this young woman encounters small town racial tension, erupting sexual assault, and ignorance towards her beloved brain injured Uncle Bud, all issues fueling the dynamic conflicts in Leah Eskine's debut novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684336090
• ISBN13: 9781684336098
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Black Rose Writing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Good historical fiction

The 1960 music and news come alive in this novel written for both the young and women's fiction market Sixten year old CC struggles to come to terms with her new life on her grandparents Louisiana farm but her bel9ved Gran is determined to help her through it.