Woman Enters Left
by Jessica Brockmole

Publication Date: August 8, 2017
Ballantine Books/Penguin Random House
Paperback & eBook; 352 Pages

Genre: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

 

 

A woman sets out on a cross-country road trip, unknowingly tracing in reverse the path her mother traveled thirty years before.

In the 1950s, movie star Louise Wilde is caught between an unfulfilling acting career and a shaky marriage when she receives an out-of-the-blue phone call: She has inherited the estate of Florence “Florrie” Daniels, a Hollywood screenwriter she barely recalls meeting. Among Florrie’s possessions are several unproduced screenplays, personal journals, and—inexplicably—old photographs of Louise’s mother, Ethel. On an impulse, Louise leaves a film shoot in Las Vegas and sets off for her father’s house on the East Coast, hoping for answers about the curious inheritance and, perhaps, about her own troubled marriage.

Nearly thirty years earlier, Florrie takes off on an adventure of her own, driving her Model T westward from New Jersey in pursuit of broader horizons. She has the promise of a Hollywood job and, in the passenger seat, Ethel, her best friend since childhood. Florrie will do anything for Ethel, who is desperate to reach Nevada in time to reconcile with her husband and reunite with her daughter. Ethel fears the loss of her marriage; Florrie, with long-held secrets confided only in her journal, fears its survival.

In parallel tales, the three women—Louise, Florrie, Ethel—discover that not all journeys follow a map. As they rediscover their carefree selves on the road, they learn that sometimes the paths we follow are shaped more by our traveling companions than by our destinations.

“Tender, touching, original, and rich with delicious period detail of Hollywood’s heyday—buckle up, because you’ll definitely want to go on a road trip after reading this delightful book!”—Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home

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About the Author

Jessica Brockmole is the author of At the Edge of Summer, the internationally bestselling Letters from Skye, which was named one of the best books of 2013 by Publishers Weekly, and Something Worth Landing For, a novella featured in Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War. She lives in northern Indiana with her husband, two children, and far too many books.

For more information, please visit Jessica Brockmole’s website. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads.

Blog Tour Schedule

Monday, September 4
Review at Creating Herstory
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Tuesday, September 5
Feature at Just One More Chapter

Thursday, September 7
Interview at T’s Stuff

Friday, September 8
Feature at Passages to the Past

Monday, September 11
Review at So Many Books, So Little Time

Wednesday, September 13
Feature at To Read, Or Not to Read

Thursday, September 14
Review at Pursuing Stacie

Friday, September 15
Review at Trisha Jenn Reads

Sunday, September 17
Review at Carole Rae’s Random Ramblings

Monday, September 18
Review at A Bookish Affair

Tuesday, September 19
Interview at A Bookish Affair

Wednesday, September 20
Feature at BookLiterati

Friday, September 22
Review at A Literary Vacation

Monday, September 25
Review at Portebello Book Blog

Tuesday, September 26
Review at Jorie Loves a Story

Wednesday, September 27
Feature at Books of All Kinds

Thursday, September 28
Review at Jenn’s Book Vibes

Friday, September 29
Review at The Lit Bitch
Interview at Jorie Loves a Story

Monday, October 2
Review at What Cathy Read Next
Review at CelticLady’s Reviews

Thursday, October 5
Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views

Friday, October 6
Review at Broken Teepee

Giveaway

During the Blog Tour we will be giving away 2 signed copies of Woman Enters Left! To enter, please enter via the Gleam form below.

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