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Roller Coaster

By: Karin Kallmaker
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
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Two very different reasons brought Laura Izmani and Helen Baynor to the Beach Boardwalk for a symbolic ride on the biggest wooden roller coaster on the west coast. They part strangers, but only after sharing an experience that shifted both of their lives onto new tracks.

Their paths cross again decades later when Laura interviews with Helen to become the private chef for the Baynor household. Given what Laura revealed during that fateful coaster ride, she's relieved that Helen seems to have forgotten her.

Fiercely protective of her children, Helen-now a famous stage actress and widow with teenage twins-divides her time between home in a sleepy California enclave and the bright lights of Broadway. Continuing her carefully managed life until her children leave for college is all she wants.

Their first roller coaster ride together may turn out to be only a prelude . . .

©2011 Karin Kallmaker (P)2024 Tantor Contemporary Literature & Fiction

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A heartwarming story with some challenging themes.

I loved Angela Dawe's narration. Just superb. The story was sweet and hopeful. I'm a big fan of this author and her books have always given me things to think about. In this book, one of the MC is a recovering addict whose struggles some of us can identify with.

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