Running Away [Mass Market Paperback]

Charlotte Vale Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996

Believing she had achieved her heart's desire in the face of a promising career, a strong relationship, and a positive rapport with her teenage daughter, Isabel finds everything crumbling when her daughter runs away. Reprint. PW.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Mira (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551661500
• ISBN-13: 978-1551661506
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,722,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Charlotte Vale-Allen was born in Toronto and lived in England from 1961 to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer until she emigrated to the US in 1966. She sold her first novel Love Life in 1974. Prior to this book's publication she contracted to do a series of paperback originals, with the result that in 1976 three of her books appeared in print. Her autobiography, the acclaimed Daddy's Girl, was actually the first book she wrote but it wasn't until 1980, after she'd gained success as a novelist, that the groundbreaking book was finally published. One of Canada's most successful novelists, with over seven million copies sold of her 39 books, Ms. Allen's work has been published in all English-speaking countries, in Braille, and have been translated into more than 20 languages. The mother of an adult daughter and grandmother of twins, since 1970 she has made her home in Connecticut.

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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good start, March 28, 2002

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anne johnson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running Away (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my 10th book by Ms Charlotte and it was written in 1977 so is dated thereby. It is hard to believe that Denny was so turned off by her loving Mother for no reason that I could figure. Maybe life in 1977 was badder than in 2002. The scene where Isabel goes to the house, hoping to find her daughter, is horrendous. The last page or so was weak when Mother and daughter come together. Forgive me, Charlotte, if you ever see this. I love your work and you have really grown since 77.