Book Review: The Amendment by Anne Leigh Parrish

 What do you do when you lose your partner in life? That’s the question asked in Anne Leigh Parrish’s The Amendment. Main character Lavinia Starkhurst loses her husband in a freak accident. She then decides to go on a road trip on a bit of a whim to see all the things she hadn’t seen before as a response to being asked whether she’d sell the house. 

She starts to plan her trips, amass road maps, and think about what literally will lie ahead of her on the open road. Throughout the novel, not only is her journey of healing but it’s also a journey of discovery of self and others, showing that sometimes endings can also be beginnings, despite how much grief they give us. 

About The Amendment

Mass Market Paperback: 336 Pages

Publisher: Unsolicited Press (June 26, 2018)

When Lavinia Starkhurst’s husband is killed in a freak accident, she takes to the open road and meets a number of strangers, all with struggles of their own. Through these unexpected and occasionally hilarious encounters, Lavinia reflects on her past deeds, both good and bad, explores her two marriages, her roles as caregiver and wife, hoping all the while for self-acceptance and something to give her new life meaning.

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About Anne Leigh Parrish

Parrish is the author of five previously published books of fiction: Women Within, a novel (Black Rose Writing, 2017); By The Wayside, stories (Unsolicited Press, 2017); What Is Found, What Is Lost, a novel (She Writes Press, 2014); Our Love Could Light The World, stories (She Writes Press, 2013); and All The Roads That Lead From Home, stories, (Press 53, 2011). She is the author of over forty-five published short stories, and numerous essays on the art and craft of writing. Learn more by visiting her website at www.anneleighparrish.com.

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