A White Trail
by Diana Cohen Krantz
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Pub Date Feb 10 2015 | Archive Date Jul 31 2015
Smith Publicity | Dog Ear Publishing
Description
The only creative outlet that 38-year-old Lenni Serrano has is her journal, in which she writes that she feels “trapped.” She is at a loss to reconcile her youthful aspirations with the life she has actually lived. Once a passionate philosophy student and clay sculptor, she’s now bored with her routine life in Philadelphia as a hospital administrator; she’s also a wife to Aaron, whom she met in high school, and they have two children, now teenagers.
A chance meeting with a volatile and menacing biochemist named Carl in an evening class leads her to make questionable choices. Desperate to break her life’s tedium, she follows Carl to a new job, where she also meets his kind co-worker Richard. The ensuing spiral of events ends in tragedy and exacts a painful toll on herself and those closest to her.
Ultimately, Lenni and her husband, Aaron, must navigate the end of a twenty-year marriage that has balanced precariously on the contradictions of an enduring love and underlying incompatibility. A White Trail is a tale of love and loss, a struggle for self-knowledge, and in the end, acceptance.
A Note From the Publisher
Recommend reading age range to 35 and up. **Author is available for interviews, blog tours, autographed book giveaways, contests, and book club discussions.**
Advance Praise
“Lenni’s love of both passion and comfort is relatable, as is the idea that shelving one’s dreams can come back to haunt you. Krantz… gives readers a protagonist to root for—one who finds herself torn between the life she’s created and the one she’s always thought she’d have. Krantz’s focus on her characters’ emotions gives the story an authentic feel, and the ending is surprising and satisfying. An adult coming-of-age story that puts a unique twist on a mid-life crisis.”
- Kirkus Reviews
"The characters in this novel are people: real, flawed, hurting. This made me sympathetic to them-even when they weren't on their best behavior. I believe everything that the author shows and tells us about them- because it all adds up, rings true. Everything that happens makes sense."
- Alison Hicks, Founder and Director, Greater Philadelphia Wordshop Studio
"With a delicate touch, A White Trail offers many emotionally moving moments, particularly between the two main characters, Lenni and Aaron. Lenni's visit to their house post-separation is one vivid example that I'll never forget!"
- Janet Benton, Founder and Director, The Word Studio
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Author Bio:
Diana Krantz earned a BA in English Literature, after which she taught at an alternative private school that allowed her to offer her students ample opportunities for creative written expression. Like the novel’s main protagonist, she later earned an MBA in health administration. Her experiences working in that field inform both the work settings and the trial that take place in the book. A White Trail is her first novel. It takes place in and around Philadelphia, where the author now lives.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781457534744 |
| PRICE | $10.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Cozy Book R, Reviewer
This is a truly touching book about loss, second chances at life and love lost. It is engrossing and well written. I found this book poignant and sweet. This is also a story of choices one makes at a crossroads on a new journey in life.. You cheer for the main character who struggles with her choices to end a 20 year marriage. It is a wonderful read. Thank you for the advance reading copy Smith Publicity.
Reviewer 252384
This was the first book by this author I've read, but it won't be the last. The premise of the story is what happens if you're married, but you're no longer "married" to each other, but living different seperate lives. I've identified with this novel, and would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone!!!
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