Beth Art From the Heart: Intimate Strangers by Anne M Strick/RABT VBTour

Romance / Social Issues

Title: Intimate Strangers

Author - Anne M. Strick

Date to be Published: June 5, 2011

Synopsis:

THE RICH, COMPLEX AND PASSIONATE STORY OF A CONTESTED ADOPTION AND THE TWO WOMEN LAWYERS WHO JOIN TO SAVE A SMALL BOY'S LIFE. THIS BOOK EXAMINES THE VARIOUS FACES OF LOVE: EROTIC LOVE AND ROMANTIC LOVE THE LOVE OF PARENT FOR CHILD AND CHILD FOR PARENT; AND WHAT "REALLY" MAKES A PARENT.

My Review:

My first thought after reading Intimate Strangers was what a small world we live in. We've all experienced it when we run across someone from our past....sometimes it's a reminder of a memorable past and sometimes it's just down right haunting. Our story is about Georgie Allcheck, who worked her way through years of bad choices, worked hard and became a successful lawyer, in partnership with Dru Cunningham. They work with adoptive parents and young women seeking to place their babies in adoptive homes.

This is a work of fiction, but concerns us as a society and as a nation. Is a child simply a possession of the biological parents? When I was raising my babies, I know I felt like they were "mine", not so much as in ownership, but protectiveness. The story centered around a court case pertaining to Timothy Macauley Janus, a happy thriving two year old, who had been placed with his adoptive parents at 4 days old. After two years, Timothy's biological father wanted to reclaim his son. But what was in Timothy's best interest? And did the best interest even matter to the courts?

I think we can all yet remember a few years ago when a similar case brought people together throughout the nation for the best interest of the child to prevail. Not so in our courts. This was a heart rendering story about a very emotional topic that does affect society as a whole. Once I got into this novel, I found it very difficult to put it down. It is a well developed, well researched read. The characters are well developed and have their share of self inflicted hurts and flaws, but they are certainly easy to empathize with in the blurred world of rights and wrong.

Don't take my word for what a great read this was, read it for yourself. I doubt you will have any regrets. I am fast becoming a fan of Ms Strick! You will enjoy the Heart and Soul of her intelligent writing as well.

Anne M. Strick

Author Bio:

Anne M.Strick has spent over twenty years in the movie industry. She has worked for Universal, Warners, Paramount and EMI, as a Unit Publicist, Project Coordinator and National Publicity Director, and with such Hollywood legends as Jack Nicholson, James Earl Jones, Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Lynch, Sting and Dino De Laurentiis, among many others. She has published theater reviews, articles in Parents Magazine , Frontier and The Nation, and six books: two novels, two self-help books, one memoir (a best-seller in Italy); and a non-fiction, scholarly critique of our adversary trial system. (”remarkable”) . Born in Philadelphia, and educated at Bennington College and UCLA, she lives in Los Angeles.

Contact Links:

www.annemstrick.com

Purchase Links:

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Strangers-Anne-M-Strick/dp/1453776257/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1315764695&sr=8-5

Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96306

**Due to illness I am unable to provide a review at this time. My review will be forthcoming on an updated post. Thanks for your patience.