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Cora Sledge is horrified when her children, who doubt her ability to take care of herself, plot to remove her from her home. So what if her house is a shambles? Who cares when she last changed her clothes? If an eighty-two-year-old widow wants to live on junk food, pills, and cigarettes, hasn't she earned the right? When her kids force her into The Palisades, an assisted living facility, Cora takes to her bed, planning to die as soon as possible. But life isn't finished with her yet, not by a long shot.Deciding that truth is the best revenge, Cora begins to write a tell-all journal that reveals once and for all the secret she has guarded since she was a young woman. In entries that are profane, profound, and gossipy, she chronicles her childhood in rural Missouri, her shotgun wedding, and the terrible event that changed the course of her life.
About the Author
The New York Times called Leslie Larson's second novel, Breaking Out of Bedlam, "A kick." Publishers Weekly said, "Delightful ... Plenty of heart and humor." And the San Francisco Chronicle called it "A good read: funny, sad and easy." Leslie's critically acclaimed first novel, Slipstream, was a BookSense Notable Book, a Target Breakout Book, winner of the Astraea Award for Fiction, and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Her work has appeared in Faultline, the East Bay Express, Writer magazine, and the Women's Review of Books, among other publications. She has taught writing at the Macondo Writers Workshop, San Diego Writers Ink, and Book Passage.
Leslie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Visit her website: www.LeslieLarson.com
