Plum Bottom

Laney Mahler comes of age during the 1940s and 1950s in Esther Escott's young adult fiction novel Plum Bottom.

Escott takes readers back to a time dominated by issues such as racial prejudice as she follows Laney's journey from childhood to early adulthood. Each chapter stands alone as its own short story, centering on a different adventure or crisis-including telling lies, going on a first date, and finding and losing love. In one such chapter, Laney accepts a job at a resort where her first love works-only for him to dump her after helping her secure the job. Crestfallen, she decides to stay anyway and brave whatever comes her way.

Readers get a look inside Laney's thinking as she confronts each dilemma in her own headstrong way-though she always learns from her parents and those around her. Her determination and personal growth become the core theme of this lighthearted novel, which is at once a nostalgic read for adults who grew up during a different era and a timeless coming-of-age tale for today's teens.

Author: Esther Escott
Publisher: Escottbooks
Published: 05/27/2016
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780692680100

About the Author

Esther Escott is a former art teacher, and continues to work in pastels and other media. The pencil illustrations in this book are her own.

Escott and her husband Charles have lead a hiking group through the Sierra foothills and mountains, which, combined with her visits to Mexico, have provided her with ample inspiration for her pastel paintings.

Esther and her husband have two sons and four grandchildren. She has a bachelor's degree in art education from UPI in Pennsylvania.

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