SEARCHING FOR TINA TURNER / Review & Giveaway
On the surface, Lena Spencer appears to have it all. She and her wealthy husband Randall have two wonderful children, and they live a life of luxury. In reality, however, Lena finds that happiness is elusive. Randall is emotionally distant, her son has developed a drug habit, and her daughter is disgusted by her mother’s “overbearing behavior.” When Randall decides that he’s had enough of marriage counseling, he offers his wife an ultimatum: “Be grateful for all I’ve done for you or leave.” Lena, realizing that money can’t solve her problems and that her husband is no longer the man she married, decides to choose the latter.
Jacqueline Luckett is a former sales representative for Xerox. After leaving the corporate world, Jacqueline took a creative writing class on a dare (from herself) and began writing short stories and poetry and never looked back. Jacqueline loves living in Oakland, but travels frequently to nurture her passion for photography and learning to cook exotic foods. She is currently hard at work on her next novel.
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This book left me with more questions, than with answers.
Not that that’s such a bad thing.
Or is it? I’m not really sure at all.
“What’s Love Got To Do With It?”
That’s Tina’s famous question.
For me, love has everything to do with it.
I don’t particularly care for change, unless it is
easily seen as for the better…and even then it’s
sometimes a bitter pill to swallow.
Our lives change…our kids get older, our bodies get
droopier, our minds (hopefully) grow… and
we see things differently.
I have always tried to embrase the philosophy of
“make it enough”.
(See reading guide questions on the Hachette Group page)
I’ve tried to be grateful for all my blessings.
I’ve been so very fortunate, in that my marriage
hasn’t gone stale.
My children and I have gone full circle…
from my their hanging on my every word, to their growing
independence, and the emergence of their own ideas
(and with the absolutely knowledge that they knew
oh so much more, that I ever would or could),
to our being the best of friends with
true love and respect for one another.
In Searching For Tina Turner, Lena did what she felt she had to do,
and did it with all her heart.
She struggled, and came out triumphant.
Regrets…she had a few, but chose to do it her way.
I became so engrossed with the characters…it was
all I could do, to restrain myself from slapping the pages.
I wanted Camille and Kendrick, to respect their mother.
I wanted Randall to love and truly appreciate his wife.
I wanted Lena to find happiness, but without such drastic measures.
Ain’t life grand?
For me, Searching for Tina Turner was a cunundrum,
but I’m glad that I read it.
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Thanks so much to Miriam and Hachette for giving me this opportunity.
They are also giving you the opportunity, as they
have given me 5 copies to give away.
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Giveaway open to residents of the US and Canada.
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Friday February 26th
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I can't believe I'm the very first comment!
As a young person, we search out for many things. At my age, I have found what I was looking for.
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I am searching for happiness.
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I am a follower as name given above.
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This book sounds so good. Please enter me in the drawing.
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Even at my age, I'm still searching for happiness.
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Thanks for the chance to win this book.
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Sounds like an interesting book, I'd like to read it.
Marian
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I'm already a follower. 🙂
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I'm a new follower! Enjoying your blog very much.
I think everyone is searching for something or someone, and in reality, many have already found it, but they don't always know it. Does that make sense? I hope so.
Please add me to your giveaway list. Thank you!
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I hate to rip off U2,but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
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I'm searching for fulfillment. I'm sure it'll be in the last place I look.
Purrrz,
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This sounds like a really good book. please enter me. Thanks!
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I follow through google friend connect.
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I am searching for true love
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I am searching for adventure.
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I am already a follower of your blog
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After an injury that left me completely disabled almost 3 years ago, I am searching for my "new" purpose.
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