A behind the headlines story of the results of teenage alcohol and drug use. Not Without Anna is a primer of the facts of life about teenagers in today's world and not an easy read for parents who think: "Not my child!"
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"... world of young people today and the issues they face: drugs, peer pressure, career choices and just daily living." -- Romance author, Janet Elaine Smith, 2003
"...requred reading for parents ... and grandparents, ... chilling story of drugs, sudden death, anguish, guilt, and—finally—rebirth." -- Regency author, Blair Bancroft, 2003
Not Without Anna is a beautifully written, heart tugging story. Compelling from start to finish. Bravo, Ms Taylor! -- Katherine Sutcliffe, 2003 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"...requred reading for parents ... and grandparents, ... chilling story of drugs, sudden death, anguish, guilt, and—finally—rebirth." -- Regency author, Blair Bancroft, 2003
Not Without Anna is a beautifully written, heart tugging story. Compelling from start to finish. Bravo, Ms Taylor! -- Katherine Sutcliffe, 2003 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Not Without Anna, targets the modern issues of teenagers and their parents. It shows a town and its families torn apart when one teenager dies of questionable circumstances and the other is held responsible until two parents, on opposite sides of death, come together and force attention on the growing drug and alcohol problem in their community and vow to protect the community's future—the children.
Katherine, shocked by her daughter's death, too late, realizes she had been out of touch with her daughter and didn't recognize the stranger Anna had become.
Charles, helpless to reach his son, watches him slip away. He's unable to comprehend Mike's nightmares and depression as he deals with his girlfriend's death and his own guilt.
Plagued with guilt, Katherine and Charles struggle to cope, privately and publicly, with this terrible tragedy as doubts and accusations torment them. Separately, they question the purpose of their life, blame their differing parenting tactics and loss of family values. Together they face the growing epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse among their children and seek the community's involvement and responsibility.
They unite to support Katherine's crusade for a teen center and rally in laying the foundation for the building and the future world leaders—the children. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Such a moving story.,
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One night of drugs and booze at a pool party shatters countless lives. Anna, the current darling of the in crowd dies of an apparent overdose/drowning leaving behind her devasted friends, especially her boyfriend, Mike, and mother, Katherine. Katherine finds purpose in life by trying to put a stop to drug abuse among teens and also by trying to see that Mike, who she views as responsible for her daughter's death, pays for her loss. This puts her in direct conflict with Mike's father, a vitriolic newspaper columnist. Then, a second trajedy dramatically alters all of this, bringing former enemies together as allies and causing new grief, even though answers are revealed by a new terrible loss.***** This dramatic, moving story shows the depths of grief and how deeply death touches all those around it. No one who reads this will be unmoved by the story of these people united by pain. *****
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Vicki M. Taylor's "Not Without Anna," is a gripping, hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at the escalating crisis of teen alcohol and drug abuse.
Psychologist Katherine Marshall is devastated when her daughter drowns. The apparent accident quickly turns into a murder investigation when the date rape drug is found in Anna Marshall's system during the autopsy. Anna's boyfriend Mike is arrested and tried, but found not guilty in Anna's death, but his son's release does not stop Charles Beckett from continuing his personal attacks on Katherine and her parenting skills in his daily newspaper column. And when Katherine discovers Anna's journals and her daughter's secret life while going through her room and emails, she begins to doubt and blame herself. Author Vicki M. Taylor digs deep into heart and soul, dragging the reader through the fear, the loss, the self-doubt and self-blame, the devastation, the denial, and the tragic results of alcohol and drug abuse in the compelling story of "Not Without Anna." The writing is tight. The pacing will keep your heart racing. The characters are your kids, your neighbor's kids, your friends, and maybe even yourself. Each one lives and breathes depth and reality onto the pages. "Not Without Anna," is a story that haunts from an author to watch.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Eye opening!,
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As the mother of 3 teens I typically read non-fiction to learn about the stages of children. After reading Not Without Anna I may switch to fiction. I experienced the voices of teens in a way I never had before, and I'm grateful.
I highly recommend this book for parents, teachers, counselors, and teens. Readers get a peek at the secret lives of teens and their emotions through dialogue that is alarming, gripping, and honest. I appreciate how the author takes a horrendous situation and creates a solution that involves interaction between teens and adults. She awakens us to the fact that teenagers need boundaries and love from adults. If you have a teen in your life you need to read this book. Dotsie Bregel www.boomerwomenspeak.com
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