Chasing Stardust (Paperback)

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Laurel-Rain Snow, author of An Accidental Life and Embrace the Whirlwind, now tells her most triumphant story yet in Chasing Stardust. Compassionate and wise, this novel examines life, love, and parenting in the modern world. Once again, the author creates wonderfully flawed characters that readers will find impossible not to love for their dogged misdirected affections. In this tale, a single mother will learn to love herself after years of defeat, humiliation, and self-loathing and figure out what makes her happy as a parent, as a professional, and as a woman. With her hands full at home and at the office, love comes late in more ways than one. It's not exactly the love she was looking for, but finally, for once, love comes to stay and she's no longer chasing stardust, she's dancing in it.

About the Author

Retired social worker Laurel-Rain Snow worked for over thirty years with families in crisis. The author is the winner of the 2000 “Social Worker of the Year” award and the recipient of an Exceptional Service award. Divorced with four grown children and seven grandchildren, she lives in a small community north of Fresno, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (October 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419676504
• ISBN-13: 978-1419676505
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,286,343 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, June 1, 2008

By	A. M. Ham "Miz Ham" (Rocklin, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Chasing Stardust gives an accurate and realistic portrayal of a woman being pregnant and facing the prospect of being a single parent in the 1960s. The author, Laurel Rain Snow, gives a detailed and vivid description of the lead character in the story, Merrilee Hennessey, in which you as the reader feel that you are living her life story.
The progression over the years into the late 1990s is easy to follow along with, and the other characters are introduced into the story in a natural flow that feels like they have been part of Merrilee's life forever.
I would highly recommend this book to everyone as it is a well written and precisely detailed book about one woman's journey through life when obstacles are placed in her way.