Simple Pleasures
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594933707 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the AuthorKenna White was born in a small town in Southwest Missouri, but has lived from the Colorado Rocky Mountains to New England. Splitting time between Puget Sound and the Ozarks where bare feet, faded jeans and lazy streams fill her life, she enjoys her writing, traveling, substitute teaching, making dollhouse miniatures and life's simpler pleasures.
Splitting time between Puget Sound and the Ozarks where bare feet, faded jeans and lazy streams fill her life, she enjoys her writing, traveling, substitute teaching, making dollhouse miniatures and life's simpler pleasures.. Kenna White was born in a small town in Southwest Missouri, but has lived fro
"Very nice" according to Jen. This was a nice quick easy read that had one of my favorite plot devices to start the novel off with. We are immediately introduced to Dale and Taren who are playing on opposite teams in a charity softball game. Sparks fly because these two women cannot stand each other. Dale's deceased partner was Taren's sister and all we know initially is that these two do not get along. I really enjoy these love/hate relationships . Avid Reader said Joplin and the Tornado. Personally knowing someone who lived in Joplin when the big tornado hit, I was aware that there was devastation in some areas (not my friend's). This book takes you into the storm itself and then through the aftermath. Little details about personal losses make the devastation perfectly clear. The story is full of people the reader is sure to like, and the love story is solidly set forth. Kenna White is a very good writ. "Struggle and growth after the EF-5 Tornado" according to RLynne. Kenna White calls Joplin, Missouri her hometown. She interviewed the residents after the disasterous EF-5 tornado flattened their town. She uses thier thoughts, feelings, and memories to make Simple Pleasures, a book which starts with the tornado, vividly real and believeable. For Dale Kinsel, the protagonist in this story, hiding in the bath tub, with a towel over her, was her best protection as the storm built and th
Surrounded by a broken landscape, Dale has little hope of reclaiming even the simple pleasures. The new romance from Lambda Literary Award winner Kenna White!A mile wide and with winds rising over 200 miles per hour, the EF-5 tornado that laid waste to Joplin, Missouri, took everything from Dale Kinsel. Already struggling to get through the months after the death of her partner Sydney, Dale doesn’t believe she can find the strength to dig through the rubble.The last thing she needs is Sydney’s sister, Taren, crossing her path again. But lifeand lovehave a way of starting over.. There is nothing but bad blood between them and Taren’s help doesn’t change that