For Women Only: Discover How One Emotionally Abused Woman Reclaimed Her Life!

THE RED SEA PLACE, a novel by SHIRLEY SCHOOLER, is now available for your reading pleasure - Book Release

Rochester, NY (PRWEB) August 31, 2004 -- THE RED SEA PLACE is a contemporary novel that explores many issues important to women, including: Excessive dependence on the men in their lives; relationships, especially the often troubled interaction between mothers and daughters; the constant struggle to strike a balance between their own needs and the needs of others, particularly their families; in-law problems; concerns about the ill elderly who can no longer live alone; drug and alcohol use among young people; and the right of adopted children to know their heritage, while protecting the right to privacy of both the birth and adoptive parents.

The author seeks to motivate women to solve these problems in a mature, creative manner.

SYNOPOSIS: The last thing LAURA DUNBAR needs is another problem. So when she receives a letter from the daughter she placed for adoption nearly thirty years ago, she panics. JENNIFER LANG made contact with her birth father a year ago; now she wants to see if lightning can strike twice in the same place. But Laura's twenty-year marriage to CURT DUNBAR is on the rocks. Although she believes she still loves Curt, Laura is fed up with catering to her control-freak husband's every whim. Relations with her other two children, especially her daughter, are strained. Then there is the problem of Curt's aged, ailing mother who can no longer live alone. No matter what Laura decides, someone will be unhappy. On the other hand, Laura has spent most of her life pleasing other people. Isn't it time she pleased herself?

EXCERPT: Again, Laura looked from one to the other of the little group, her expression a curious blend of excitement and anticipation. "So, as I've tried to make clear, Jennifer's reappearance in my life has caused me to reevaluate everything I had previously believed in, or at least consented to. Last night, as I thought through these issues, it became obvious that I had been exhausting myself trying to please everyone. It's been a wonderful, liberating experience to discover I no longer have to do this. I'm sure we'll all benefit in the long run."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SHIRLEY SCHOOLER was born in Canandaigua, New York, but has spent most of her life in nearby Rochester. She has written for publication many times in the past; short stories, as well as a variety of personal experience and personal opinion articles. THE RED SEA PLACE is her first novel.

BY: Shirley Schooler
ISBN: 1-4137-0007-1, 229 pages, US $19.95
Publication: December, 2003
Publisher: Publish America

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