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Lookin' for love : a novel / Susen Edwards.

Looking for love (other title)
Edwards, Susen, (author.).

Summary:

Based on a compelling and sometimes tragic true story, this novel follows young mother Ava from the go-go bars of the 1970s to the heart of Florida’s drug trade to a Kenyan prison to, ultimately, a place of forgiveness, faith, and love through recovery. Inspired by a gripping true story, Lookin’ for Love begins in 1963, when Ava, nineteen and pregnant, marries a violent alcoholic and is disowned by her abusive mother. She bears two sons, leaves her husband, and turns to go-go dancing to provide for her children, using alcohol and drugs to numb herself to the degrading work. Then she meets Mike, a charismatic drug dealer who promises to give her “a beautiful life.” They move to Florida and begin working for The Crew, one of the largest drug smuggling organizations in the country. The Crew sends Ava and Mike to Kenya to find farmers to grow marijuana—but while they’re there, their home is raided, they’re charged with international drug smuggling, and Ava is sentenced to serve time in a Kenyan prison. After her release, Ava struggles with sobriety but soon returns to dancing, alcohol, and drugs. Eventually, she hits bottom and surrenders her will to God. Once sober, she learns the power of forgiveness, faith, and love.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781647427900
  • ISBN: 1647427908
  • Physical Description: 388 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2024.
Subject: Alcoholism > Fiction.
Abuse > Fiction.
Drug abuse > Fiction.
Drug traffic > Fiction.
Genre: Christian fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Statesville Main Library F EDWARDS (Text) 33114018867176 Adult New Fiction Checked out 11/04/2024
Troutman Branch Library F EDWARDS (Text) 33114018867168 Adult New Fiction Available -

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