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Set in the era between Buddy Holly and Joan Jett, this rock 'n' romance suspense novel tells the story of an ill-fated love affair between a Southern boy and Midwestern girl, and a long-held secret that threatens the legacy of a beloved music icon and future of his rock star daughter. After one reckless night with the boy she loves, sixteen-year-old Peggy Sue Lawrence's life changes forever. It is 1957. "Nice" girls don't have sex before marriage, and if they do and it leads to pregnancy, they are whisked out of town. In Peggy Sue's case, she's put on a bus in Hereford, Texas, headed for Cleveland, knowing she'll probably never see Frankie London again. She gives birth to a daughter, Charlee, and hands the baby over to an aunt and uncle, who adopt her with the agreement that the truth never be revealed. But it's too late. Someone knows. And that person will haunt Peggy Sue for years. When a teenaged Charlee forms an all-girl rock band, and gets international press, Peggy Sue is confronted with the realization that keeping secrets is sometimes worse than the secret itself.… (meer)
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This book is by an author local to me, and I've had the chance to meet her in person, though that in no way changed my review of this book.
For me, the books starts off slowly--too slowly. It's the late 1950s and in Texas, and teenager Peggy Sue finds herself unwed and pregnant. Back then, if an unwed pregnancy occurred, especially in someone that young, the family sent her away (sometimes to other family members, sometimes to an unwed mothers' home) until she had the baby and gave it up for adoption. Peggy Sue gets sent to family still living in the Cleveland, OH area.
The book picks up after Peggy Sue has the baby, and most of the rest of the story takes place in Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan areas.
FWIW: there are two scenes which describe (though not in great detail) sexual situations: one with Peggy Sue & Billy and the other with Peggy Sue & Jimmy. (There are other sexual encounters alluded to or just a sentence stating it, but the two mentioned above have more detail than that.)
WARNING: SPOILERS MAY FOLLOW--READ ON AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION:
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Part of the plot is how the times change--in 1957 unwed young mothers are sent away. By the 1970s, couples living together outside of marriage is more accepted and unwed mothers are more accepted. The secrecy that Peggy Lee's Aunt Jo requests makes sense at the time it is asked for--but when it starts affecting her relationship with Billy (a man her aunt likes) and when Jimmy starts blackmailing her about it--I really felt Peggy Lee needed to go to her aunt and uncle and explain what was going on and ask for permission to at least let Billy in on the secret (rather than allowing this secret to break them up twice--and possibly ruining her chance to have Billy's child). Honestly--there were times I wanted to scream at Peggy Lee to tell someone, anyone, about Jimmy. ( )
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For my daughters, Danielle and Tiffany, for enriching my heart, soul and life. For the many young girls of yesteryear forced to give up their babies. And, as always, for Jeff, for believing in me. Every time.
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It wasn't about sex.
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Peggy Sue Dalton gripped the hand of her grown, pregnant daughter and silently thanked the gods for her long-ago "mistake" that became her greatest blessing.
Set in the era between Buddy Holly and Joan Jett, this rock 'n' romance suspense novel tells the story of an ill-fated love affair between a Southern boy and Midwestern girl, and a long-held secret that threatens the legacy of a beloved music icon and future of his rock star daughter. After one reckless night with the boy she loves, sixteen-year-old Peggy Sue Lawrence's life changes forever. It is 1957. "Nice" girls don't have sex before marriage, and if they do and it leads to pregnancy, they are whisked out of town. In Peggy Sue's case, she's put on a bus in Hereford, Texas, headed for Cleveland, knowing she'll probably never see Frankie London again. She gives birth to a daughter, Charlee, and hands the baby over to an aunt and uncle, who adopt her with the agreement that the truth never be revealed. But it's too late. Someone knows. And that person will haunt Peggy Sue for years. When a teenaged Charlee forms an all-girl rock band, and gets international press, Peggy Sue is confronted with the realization that keeping secrets is sometimes worse than the secret itself.
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For me, the books starts off slowly--too slowly. It's the late 1950s and in Texas, and teenager Peggy Sue finds herself unwed and pregnant. Back then, if an unwed pregnancy occurred, especially in someone that young, the family sent her away (sometimes to other family members, sometimes to an unwed mothers' home) until she had the baby and gave it up for adoption. Peggy Sue gets sent to family still living in the Cleveland, OH area.
The book picks up after Peggy Sue has the baby, and most of the rest of the story takes place in Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan areas.
FWIW: there are two scenes which describe (though not in great detail) sexual situations: one with Peggy Sue & Billy and the other with Peggy Sue & Jimmy. (There are other sexual encounters alluded to or just a sentence stating it, but the two mentioned above have more detail than that.)
WARNING: SPOILERS MAY FOLLOW--READ ON AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION:
*****
Part of the plot is how the times change--in 1957 unwed young mothers are sent away. By the 1970s, couples living together outside of marriage is more accepted and unwed mothers are more accepted. The secrecy that Peggy Lee's Aunt Jo requests makes sense at the time it is asked for--but when it starts affecting her relationship with Billy (a man her aunt likes) and when Jimmy starts blackmailing her about it--I really felt Peggy Lee needed to go to her aunt and uncle and explain what was going on and ask for permission to at least let Billy in on the secret (rather than allowing this secret to break them up twice--and possibly ruining her chance to have Billy's child). Honestly--there were times I wanted to scream at Peggy Lee to tell someone, anyone, about Jimmy. (