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By Vicki M. Taylor
Katherine Marshall had no idea about her daughter’s hidden life until Anna is found dead in a swimming pool. Charles Beckett never thought his son was in serious trouble until Mike's 
girlfriend Anna drowns.
Suddenly residents are talking about Mike, Anna's boyfriend and his role in her death, but accusations come with a price that is greater than anyone ever expected. Lies, secrets, drugs, alcohol and suicide. People are talking yet the truth still remains untold.
There are more unanswered questions and Katherine, Charles and the little town of Bridgeway, Florida are looking for answers. Answers that no one seems to have until Katherine learns the truth by finding Anna's journals and begins to realize she hadn't really known her daughter at all.
After slowly coping with her daughter's death, Katherine learns that alcohol and drugs are a serious problem with Bridgeway's teens, and decides to make a stand against the problem. However Charles Beckett believes the problem lies in Katherine herself and causes trouble for her until he discovers his own son's serious use only after it is too late.
Now together Katherine and Charles fight to bring into the community a teen center in order to save Bridgeway's teens.
Author Vicki M. Taylor digs deep into heart and soul, dragging the reader through the fear, the loss, the self-doubt and self-blame, the devastation, the denial, and the tragic results of alcohol and drug abuse in the compelling story of “Not Without Anna.” The writing is tight. The pacing will keep your heart racing. The characters are your kids, your neighbor’s kids, your friends, and maybe even yourself. Each one lives and breathes depth and reality onto the pages. “Not Without Anna,” is a story that haunts from an author to watch.
-Shyan Marie and Charlene Austin © 2004 (shyanmarie@writersandreadersnetwork.com)
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