The Year Of Luminous Love by Lurlene McDaniel 363 pages
This is the story of three friends, Arie, Ciana, and Eden
and what happens to them the year after they graduate high school. Arie has been battling cancer most of her
life and has just received the good news that she is in remission but since she
has been in remission before and had the cancer return, she is cautiously
optimistic. Ciana has been worried about
her grandmother who has been ill for many weeks. She isn’t really expected to recover, and
since her mother is an alcoholic, the responsibility of the family farm falls
almost entirely on Ciana’s shoulders.
Ciana loves the farm but feels a little overwhelmed. Eden has a mother with a mental illness that
she only occasionally tries to control and a boyfriend who is bad news. Eden’s boyfriend has started to control
almost every aspect of her life. Eden
isn’t sure she even loves him anymore but isn’t sure how to break free of
him. This is a touching story about
friendship and loss. Teens who like
realistic but inspirational type stories will probably like this book.
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