Author Nails Coming Of Age Female And Troubled In The Sixties

Laura McHale Holland and friends to celebrate release of new memoir at Redwood Cafe
By: Laura McHale Holland
 
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. - Oct. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- Award-winning author Laura McHale Holland and friends invite readers and writers interested in the art of memoir to celebrate the launch of her latest book, Resilient Ruin: A memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed. The event will be Nov. 5, 2016, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Redwood Café, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati, CA.

Laura will read from her memoir, sign books, answer questions, and welcome special guests: master storyteller Ruth Stotter and performance poet Claire Blotter. A drawing for two five-minute open-mic slots will also be held for folks who want to tell or read a coming-of-age story. No cover charge. Yummy, inexpensive food and drink available. For further details, please email lauramh@mac.com.

About the book

A teenage girl breaking free. A cunning classmate on the prowl. Can she recover after they collide? Orphaned as a child, fourteen-year-old Laura finally rebels against her abusive guardian. No longer willing to tolerate the violent tirades and imprisoning restrictions at home, Laura lives on dreams, rock 'n' roll, and kisses in moonlight. She believes whatever comes next can't be worse than what she's already endured. Her hope for a normal life is ripped away when a predator reels her in. With her heart shattered and her confidence destroyed, Laura plunges into a downward spiral.

Drug abuse and risky sexual behavior lead to depression and years of heartbreaking consequences. Laura's dark path begins to threaten her survival. Yet survive she does, with little of what she longs for, but all that she needs to start building a better life.

Resilient Ruin is a poignant personal story that pops with details of American life in the Sixties and Seventies and takes readers on a rocky, ultimately inspiring journey. If you like tales with brave, unaffected heroines; striking scenes and characters; and pacing that keeps you turning page after page, you'll love Laura McHale Holland's masterful memoir of survival and learning to forgive.

About Laura

Resilient Ruin: A memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed is Laura's fourth published book. Her first memoir, Reversible Skirt, won a silver medal in the 2011 Readers Favorite Book Awards. The Ice Cream Vendor's Song, her collection of very short fiction, won an honorable mention from Readers Favorite in 2015. The anthology Sisters Born, Sisters Found: A Diversity of Voices on Sisterhood contains work from 76 writers across the globe. It placed first in the women's issues category in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and was a finalist for IndieFab Book of the Year in 2015. In addition, two of Laura's short plays have been produced in Sonoma County, where she lives with her husband and their two tiny, rambunctious dogs.

For more information, visit lauramchaleholland.com, where you can receive a free ebook of punchy, short-short stories available only to Laura's newsletter subscribers.

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