Texas Novel Set in "Mad Men" era

DALLAS - May 29, 2015 - PRLog -- In SHELTER FROM THE TEXAS HEAT, the story of friendship between two girls unfolds from the turblulent sixties to the present. The award-winning novel makes the perfect summer read, with substance and humor.

Flashbacks take readers to the era when America faced difficult times with the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the valliant struggle for civil rights. Rachel Frank grows up in Dallas, Texas, and then marries and lives in Austin, when it was a college town obsessed with football and country music, until a sniper mounted the tower at UT. With best friend PJ, they face life's adventures from girlhood to being adults.

From a glamorous birthday party at Neiman Marcus to the memories of a Holocaust survivor, SHELTER FROM THE TEXAS HEAT takes readers on a roller coaster ride of emotions.

Both personal and public violence are explored in this novel that looks at family relationships. Rachel is married to an architect in Austin, with a daughter who's a college coed at The University of Texas--and then Rachel's life turns upside down.

The book has been compared in reviews to "The Help" and "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." Readers have laughed, cried, and cheered for the unexpected ending. The tales of three generations of women are blended like a tangy hot, subtly sweet barbecue sauce.

SHELTER FROM THE TEXAS HEAT has garnered numerous awards and was named by the American Library Association in the Top 50 Books about JFK (out of 40,000 novels).

This novel turns up the heat on a fast read--great for a summer vacation. Special prices at $3.99 for Kindle and discounted for print books on Amazon.

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