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On A Life's Edge Paperback – June 13, 2014

by J. L. Whitaker (Author)
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Shawna Charity has an abusive partner, little money, no skills, and three children under six, one with an intellectual disability. To save them all, she escapes with the children to her widowed mother's home. Shawna's goal: to become a hair-dresser so she can provide a good future for her family, and be rid of Randall. Retired English bachelor Max Candle lives next door. Facing end stage cancer, he is ready to throw in the towel. But when Shawna asks him to baby-sit while she goes to college, he is persuaded to delay the inevitable, pushes through his pain, and rediscovers joy playing checkers with a little boy. When Randall stalks Shawna and challenges a restraining order, she must gather her own strength and accept Max's help. Together, they fight back against the mayor's son, a potentially corrupt judge, a drug kingpin, and a backstabbing childhood friend who has her own dark agenda. Shawna's challenges are those that many young mothers face today. So too, Max. It is through their courage, strength, and the support of family and true friends that they find renewal and fulfillment, on a life's edge.
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    June 13, 2014
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    6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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    1499787154
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1499787153
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JL Whitaker is an American Australian author who loves letting her characters tell their own stories their way. As a dedicated 'pantser' (writer's term: writing by the seat of ones pants, without an outline for a parachute), her main characters are people in transition, people in helping professions, and even people of the future cloned for space exploration. "On A Life's Edge" is her debut novel. JL has completed a career in many levels of education, including high school music teaching, teacher training in the US Midwest, many years in Arizona community colleges, as well as working with major Australian universities and colleges, businesses and government agencies, and most recently teaching professionalism in information technology management online to students around the world. Her books share a lifetime of observations of people coping well and not so well with what life throws at them. Lessons are always learned along the way. Besides writing, JL volunteers her time managing a local computer user group and as President and long time member of the VIEW club, raising funds for disadvantaged students.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 13, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1499787154
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1499787153
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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    JL Whitaker is an American Australian author who lets her characters tell their stories their way, setting them loose in places from metro Melbourne to small town USA to find their way to 'The End'. Whether men or women, young or old, her main characters are in transition, often in helping professions, and even sometimes cloned for space exploration. She is not a one-trick pony, writing in several genres including women's fiction, mystery, YA and speculative fiction. It's much more fun that way.

    Having pursued a career in many levels of education and IT consulting, in both the US and Australia, her books share a lifetime of observations of people coping well and not so well with what life throws at them. Lessons are always learned along the way.

    Besides writing, JL also volunteers for a local computer user group, and as President and long time member of a local women's club, raising funds for disadvantaged students.

    "On A Life's Edge" is her debut novel. More coming soon!

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4.0 out of 5 stars ... features a struggling sole parent seeking to do the best by her children with the help of her mother ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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This human interest story set in contemporary America features a struggling sole parent seeking to do the best by her children with the help of her mother and an unlikely next door neighbour. Whitaker cleverly weaves several contemporary issues into the plot: adults returning to study, coping with a child with a disability and voluntary euthanasia. The resolution of these and other disparate strands is bittersweet.

The story moves at a good pace. To the best of my knowledge, this is Whitaker's first published novel and I look forward to the next and many more.
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Anne M
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014
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I found this book very moving, it was hard to put down. Several different threads running through the whole book made for thought provoking reading. Highly recommend.
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L Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Twists and turns draw you in
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014
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This is a book that keeps pace with real life. The short chapters and episodic narrative let you pop in and out of the story as you move through your own day, and the twists and turns keep drawing you back in.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a good read. It is Ms
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014
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It is a fast moving book with twists and turns.... a good read. It is Ms. Whitaker's first book and look forward to the next.
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Rhonda M. Yamamoto
4.0 out of 5 stars I rarely rate books 5 stars. I recently just ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014
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I rarely rate books 5 stars. I recently just finished this book. I looked forward to each page. It was definitely well written. Looking forward to more books, Jan!
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Cathy Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014
This book was hard to put down. Shawna leaves an abusive relationship with her 3 small children, moving in with her mom. The older neighbor agrees to help with childcare while she pursues her education and her mom works while dealing with his own crisis unbeknownst to his neighbors. I enjoyed their story and found this book to be well written. Look forward to more books by Ms. Whitaker.
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R. E. Coleman
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read.
Reviewed in Australia on August 2, 2014
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I read this book on a flight from Melbourne to London and found it was wonderfully easy to read. The story goes along at a great pace, and there are only a few characters to keep in mind. The story line was plausible, and the characters came to life. Ireally look forward to J. L. Whitaker's next book.
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Christine Patmore
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book
Reviewed in Australia on August 1, 2014
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I loved this book, the characters are well drawn and the story kept me interested, I particularly loved the last chapter, it made me cry. Can't wait for more from this author. A great first offering.
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