Sarah Skilton is the author of
Bruised, a martial arts drama for young adults; and
High and Dry, a hardboiled teen mystery. At the B&N Reads blog she tagged
six novels about novelists, including:
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby, by Cherise Wolas
Joan Ashby’s writing career is off to dazzling start. Adored by critics and readers alike for her dark prose, she’s poised to become a lifelong literary star. Children were never in the picture—until Joan’s husband Martin changes the rule they agreed to and urges her to succumb to motherhood. Raising her two boys isn’t easy, and her creative ambitions struggle against “the consumptive nature of love.” Wolas’ powerhouse debut novel promises to take readers on an emotional ride, while tackling questions about the ways in which women are sometimes forced to choose between love of family and self-actualization.
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