So rather than face the troubles that torment her, Julie decides to run away from her old life and start fresh somewhere new. But her parents aren’t on board with the plan, and she soon finds her bank accounts frozen and her wallet empty.
With just seventy-five dollars and a full tank of gas, the troubled teen is far too stubborn to turn around and head home. So what’s a girl to do?
What Julie doesn’t know is that her travels are about to take her somewhere unexpected—a place where she’ll be forced to come face to face with the ghosts of her past in order to secure her future.
A tale of redemption, hope, and freedom lost and found, 32 Seconds is a thought-provoking exploration into the human spirit and the nature of forgiveness.
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Hooked on Books Review:
4 ½ out of 5 stars
This is not a romantic story but an eye-opening perspective on life.
Julie Jones is a troubled teen that feels unloved by everyone in her life. This lack of love has caused her to be rebellious and full of anger.
An awful situation in Oceanside, her first home, changes her life forever. When her family moves to Los Angeles, she tries to start over by changing her looks and her attitude.
Unfortunately her grief and denial pull her into a dark world. When her current boyfriend breaks up with her, she decides to run from her troubles like usual. This time though, her parents put their foot down, deciding they are not bailing her out this time.
A chance meeting with a strange woman has her mind trying to sort out her life. Julie needs to come to grips with her emotions or she just might not make it out alive.
This was a fantastic and unique book. The author did an amazing job making this story of self-discovery, forgiveness and acceptance interesting. It was thought provoking; it made me think about things in a different light and to see that each one of us has a different outlook on life and how to handle things.
Life is not always easy and we really have to make a decision on how to deal with things properly.
I loved this story and definitely recommend it to read.
About the Author
Johanna K. Pitcairn has dreamed of becoming a writer since childhood--authoring her first novel at the age of nine, and countless poems, stories, and screenplays by the age of seventeen. Later, rather than pursuing a career as a director and screenwriter, she decided to go to law school, driven by her father's opinion that "writing does not pay the bills."
Ten years later, she moved to New York City, which inspired her to go back to the excitement, wonder, and constant change of being a writer. Pitcairn is a huge fan of psychological-thriller novels and movies, and delves into her hopes, fears, friends, enemies, and everything in between in her own writing.
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