{"product_id":"plum-bottom-paperback","title":"Plum Bottom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Escott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaney Mahler comes of age during the 1940s and 1950s in Esther Escott's young adult fiction novel \u003ci\u003ePlum Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEscott takes readers back to a time dominated by issues such as racial prejudice as she follows Laney's journey from childhood to early adulthood. Each chapter stands alone as its own short story, centering on a different adventure or crisis-including telling lies, going on a first date, and finding and losing love. In one such chapter, Laney accepts a job at a resort where her first love works-only for him to dump her after helping her secure the job. Crestfallen, she decides to stay anyway and brave whatever comes her way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders get a look inside Laney's thinking as she confronts each dilemma in her own headstrong way-though she always learns from her parents and those around her. Her determination and personal growth become the core theme of this lighthearted novel, which is at once a nostalgic read for adults who grew up during a different era and a timeless coming-of-age tale for today's teens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Esther Escott is a former art teacher, and continues to work in pastels and other media. The pencil illustrations in this book are her own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Escott and her husband Charles have lead a hiking group through the Sierra foothills and mountains, which, combined with her visits to Mexico, have provided her with ample inspiration for her pastel paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Esther and her husband have two sons and four grandchildren. She has a bachelor's degree in art education from UPI in Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234062872797,"sku":"9780692680100","price":14.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4MYhrgG12y9780692680100.webp?v=1784821231","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/plum-bottom-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}