A Review of Leaving Carolina

Tamara Leigh Author of Raising Harriet Does it Again!

Nov 4, 2009

Tamara Leigh's new book introduces readers to a new friend in Piper Wick and is captivating in its effortless first-person writing style.

Tamara Leigh, the award-winning author of books such as Raising Harriet, Perfecting Kate, and Stealing Adda, brings to life a new and vibrant character in Piper Pickwick, the heroine and narrator of Leaving Carolina. Leigh’s easy first-person writing leads the reader to feel like she could be friends with Piper – and perhaps even relate to her misadventures. In vicariously living through Piper in this book, the reader not only gets a taste of her experiences and her dilemmas, but when Piper finds peace and forgiveness and rightness, the reader can find those things in the story that are applicable in her own life.

A Story Full of Unique Characters

Piper Pickwick—ahem, Wick, has attempted to leave Pickwick, South Carolina behind. She has dropped the ‘pick’ from her last name, she has taken speech training to erase any trace of twang in her accent, she has moved to the big city of Los Angeles, and she has become a successful image coach for a host of influential individuals. The difficulty, though, is that the infamous Pickwick clan, for whom the town of Pickwick is named, has not forgotten about her, including her Uncle Obadiah, who has been having heart problems and has been revising his will to make restitution for the clan’s infractions over the years. Piper just can’t let certain things about the past be known to the public – not after all she has done to bury and run away from it. Piper decides to come back to Pickwick and change Uncle Obe’s might – she just doesn’t bargain for Axel Smith.

Tamara Leigh Provides Effortless Reading

Tamara Leigh’s books are not only easy reading, but they are effortless reading – akin to the effort it takes to watch a movie. The story simply floats you along, introducing unique and sometimes quirky characters, and diving into the inner thoughts of the protagonist as she grows and deals with her circumstances. Piper’s story is no different, with quirky Uncle Obe and his stubborn lawyer, the handsome and mysterious Axel Smith, Piper’s cousins Maggie and Bridget, not to mention Maggie’s adorable and precocious daughter, Devyn. The characters grow and develop throughout the story, not only in their own personalities, but mending broken relationships and creating new ones.

Readers can anticipate Tamara Leigh’s new book, the second in the Southern Discomfort Series that is centered around Maggie Pickwick, on May 18, 2010.

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