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Just Going: Lily's Story

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Description:*Winner of the Honorable Mention Medal in the Global Ebook Awards 2014 in Popular Literature Fiction. *Short-listed finalist in the Writers' Village International Novel Award 2014 open genre. *Semi-finalist in the Kindle Best Indie Book Awards 2014 in YA.When you don't have a close parental bond, what fills the empty void? How do you get your parents' attention when you weren't the child they wanted? Steal cheap undies from Wal-Mart? Get arrested? Well it seemed like a good idea at the time.The crotchety old judge who is supposed to impose a fine takes one look at Lily's private school uniform, dyed black hair and Goth-style makeup, and allocates her 50 hours community service at a retirement home. He thinks she will learn something. She disagrees.When you can't relate to people your own age, how do you relate to old people who smell funny and let off gas? On her first visit to Sorrento Retirement Facility, Lily meets Alice, an elderly woman with an acerbic tongue who wants to escape, and her daughter Karen for whom she feels an instant warmth. She also meets the head nurse who takes an immediate dislike to her.An instantaneous decision to steal cheap knickers set Lily on a new path. But it is not smooth. There are people on it who will attempt to block her way. Abandonment, loss, hope, strength, love, humor, romance. This story has it all.REVIEW by Michelle Spring, Royal Literary Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge: "It's impossible not to like Lily, the central character in this manuscript, whose distrust of other people and instinct for survival are vividly portrayed. The relationship between people of different generations is convincing, and the writing has energy and conviction."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Just Going: Lily's Story. To get started finding Just Going: Lily's Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 280

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ISBN: 0992252946

Description: *Winner of the Honorable Mention Medal in the Global Ebook Awards 2014 in Popular Literature Fiction. *Short-listed finalist in the Writers' Village International Novel Award 2014 open genre. *Semi-finalist in the Kindle Best Indie Book Awards 2014 in YA.When you don't have a close parental bond, what fills the empty void? How do you get your parents' attention when you weren't the child they wanted? Steal cheap undies from Wal-Mart? Get arrested? Well it seemed like a good idea at the time.The crotchety old judge who is supposed to impose a fine takes one look at Lily's private school uniform, dyed black hair and Goth-style makeup, and allocates her 50 hours community service at a retirement home. He thinks she will learn something. She disagrees.When you can't relate to people your own age, how do you relate to old people who smell funny and let off gas? On her first visit to Sorrento Retirement Facility, Lily meets Alice, an elderly woman with an acerbic tongue who wants to escape, and her daughter Karen for whom she feels an instant warmth. She also meets the head nurse who takes an immediate dislike to her.An instantaneous decision to steal cheap knickers set Lily on a new path. But it is not smooth. There are people on it who will attempt to block her way. Abandonment, loss, hope, strength, love, humor, romance. This story has it all.REVIEW by Michelle Spring, Royal Literary Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge: "It's impossible not to like Lily, the central character in this manuscript, whose distrust of other people and instinct for survival are vividly portrayed. The relationship between people of different generations is convincing, and the writing has energy and conviction."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Just Going: Lily's Story. To get started finding Just Going: Lily's Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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