The Boots My Mother Gave Me (2010) Review


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 Go ahead...Jump into Charlene the Chevelle while Brooklyn James touches the artisan's soul and takes her reader's for a ride of a lifetime. The Boots My Mother Gave Me, (2010), is a story of love, loss, torment, and insecurity of, tom-boy, Harley LeBeau.

Harley-girl, as she is often referred to by childhood friend and the one constellation in Harley's life, Jeremiah Johnson. Harley-girl sets Charlene on autopilot in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and turns it off in Austin, Texas, home of the live musical capital of the world. In the quest of finding a way out of her small town, she finds herself on a journey that very few people are able or willing to experience. Once Harley-girl steps foot in her mother's boots she finds herself pressing the accelerator re-treading her tracks back home to Georgia to make peace with her deranged father while re-defining the bond of sisterhood and taking control of her own sexuality.

A music sound track accompanies the novel which corresponds with chapters in The Boots My Mother Gave Me. James' folk/ country flair reminds critics of Tammy Wynette.

The constant struggle of searching for herself, Harley outgrows the tough-girl armor and blossoms into a young, adoring, and nurturing woman who let’s go of the past as she makes room for her future as she lives, laughs, and loves with intensity.

 So Come on... Hop in and let Charlene's autopilot kick in full gear as she takes you on an anything-but-smooth-ride as we learn about the girl who wears the boots that her mother gave her. 


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