It’s the roaring twenties in San Francisco, a decade famous
for hot jazz and bath tub gin.
Violet (The Guyer Girls) has grown into a beautiful woman
with children of her own. She has left her small home town
in the Pacific Northwest to pursue a successful basketball
career and with her earnings, she bought a bar and grill.
She is a ‘flapper’ in every sense of the word; working all
day and playing all night. While her teenage daughter raises
her seven year old son, Violet is out on the town with her
latest man de’jour. Dressed in her signature red dress, she
is the toast of the town and owner of a speakeasy where she
hosts the cream of San Francisco’s society, city
politicians, bishops, and Hollywood celebrities.
But there is an underbelly of corruption, grifters, the mob,
excess, and neglect in Violet’s life. Her two children are
an afterthought and she chooses her men over their well
being time and time again. Their childhood needs are always
trumped by her self-indulgent desires. The two children are
possessions that she can put down or pick up again on a
whim, showing them off to her current beau or friends and
then forgotten. And when they get in her way, she gets rid
of them.
This is such an interesting book, yet it's sad. The main thing is that you're reunited, although fractured as a family. If I were to ever write a book about my childhood, people wouldn't believe it actually happened. My Sisters and I remained fairly close throughout life, but after my Mother passed away, our family fell apart. My Dad is still alive, but has done nothing to keep us together as a family. Now he's in bad health and my Sister put him in a nursing home. That's another story. Anyway, I am putting your book on my TBR list, and I'm sure that I'll be able to relate to your story on some capacity. (Peggy Roberson 11:24am January 2, 2014)
Trisha, Your book cover caught my attention first, then I read what the story was about. Shock, then sadness, but a story that will hold my attention and worthy enough for my book club friends to read and discuss. It amazes me the strength that people have to endure such bad beginnings. This is a must read for me. (Rosemary Simm 2:29pm January 2, 2014)
You don't sound like a left over to me. Keep writing! Love the title..... (Patricia (Pat) Pascale 3:10pm January 2, 2014)
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