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Most Recent ReviewsAmazon.com Editors’ Pick, July 2006Set mostly in late-eighties Los Angeles, which is depicted in all its gritty, glittering glory, 'Beachglass' tells the story of Delia, a recovering alcoholic who must face down her past as she cares for her dying best friend. This beautifully-written novel is about many things, including love, lust, and addiction, but the core of the story is about friendship, and the ways in which it both tests and strengthens us. Author Wendy Blackburn suffuses “Beachglass” with Delia’s hard-earned optimism, and even though the story makes us weep (don’t read the ending of this book in a public place!) it ultimately uplifts, making us aware of just how messy and miraculous the human condition is. Seattle Times Summer Reading ListSeattle-area author Wendy Blackburn's first novel is a deeply affecting, hard-hitting story of a former teenage drug addict and alcoholic who has turned her life around in Alcoholics Anonymous — but now faces a new crisis when she goes back to Los Angeles to be with her dying best friend. Will Delia's hard-won sobriety withstand this ordeal, back in the milieu where she first went astray? Richly imagined and full of vivid characters, this novel is clearly told from the voice of experience (the book's acknowledgements include a thank-you to the AA of Los Angeles, which Blackburn says saved her life). |
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