Marilyn Slagel's DIRTY LAUNDRY is a Novel of Love and Change
By: BWW News Desk Feb. 26, 2013
PANAMA, IL. - Author Marilyn Slagel describes her new novel "Dirty Laundry" (published by Abbott Press) as a gut-wrenching, honest look at teen angst.
When Marly Colone's mother remarries, two families become one. But for Marly, it's much more than that because she's just met the love of her life. Almost from their first meeting Marly knows that Johnny is her soul mate, despite being 12 years her senior. There is only one thing standing between them.
Johnny is Marly's new stepbrother.
An excerpt from "Dirty Laundry":
"Blended families have always had difficulties melding into a single family unit. In the 1960s we didn't have Oprah, Dr. Phil, Dr. Laura, or Dr. Oz. At twelve and three-quarters years old, I was lost in the murky world between adolescence and adulthood. With Daddy dying so young, Mom's remarriage shortly thereafter, and the total dysfunctional family life we had lived from the beginning, my mind was a therapist's dream. Looking back, I wish I could have had a therapist. Maybe things wouldn't have been so crazy all those years."
Slagel knows the true appeal of "Dirty Laundry" is its heartfelt honesty. "The emotion in it will grip you until the end," she says. "It is funny, poignant, sad and a bit sexy."
"Dirty Laundry"
By Marilyn Slagel
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 124 pages | ISBN 9781458206589
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 124 pages | ISBN 9781458206565
E-Book | 124 pages | ISBN 9781458206572
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Marilyn Slagel enjoys reading, needlework, quilting and regular board meetings (wine, food and gossip) with her friends. She is a member of the St. Louis Writers Guild. Slagel makes her home in a tiny, rural Illinois town with her very spoiled dog, Shadow. To learn more, visit http://www.marilynslagel.com.
Abbott Press, a division of Writer's Digest - the oldest and most respected publisher devoted to the education and advancement of writers - is an indie-publishing imprint dedicated to helping writers bring their literary vision to print. Author Solutions, Inc., a leader in indie book publishing, will fulfill publishing, sales, and marketing services for Abbott Press. For more information, or to begin publishing a book today, log on to abbottpress.com or call 866-697-5310.
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