{"product_id":"kaleidoscope-gretchen-stone-9780595387458","title":"Kaleidoscope: A Carla McCarthy Adventure","description":"\"Strong writing and fine characterizations make this first novel, \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e, a great pick for a winter read by the fire, or a summer read on the back porch. Gretchen Stone is a writer to keep your eye on!\" -Ellen Hart, Author of the Jane Lawless Mysteries\u003cp\u003e \"Appealing characters-well executed. A unique story line makes this a compelling page-turner.\"- Fran Blatnik, Co-founder Detroit Women's Book Club, 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Enjoyed.Down-to-earth, sincere prose.\"-Elizabeth Sims, Author of the Lillian Byrd Crime Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1950s Detroit, six-year-old Mimi Siegel and eight-year-old Barbara Jane Brown become fast friends when the Brown family arrives in the Motor City from Missouri. For years, the girls are inseparable; but the friendship changes when Mimi marries Barbara's brother, RJ. When RJ goes to Vietnam soon after the wedding, Mimi turns to Barbara for consolation-and gets more than she could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Their resulting torrid affair abruptly ends when RJ is killed in action. Barbara's guilt leads her to enlist as a nurse in the U.S. Army, and the ensuing years are filled with remorse for both women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Mimi and Barbara Jane meet again years later, they discover that their childhood bonds of loyalty are still intact. But a dangerous chain of events is set into motion when they rekindle their romance, and their community is rocked when an innocent woman is murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595387454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595387458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Gretchen Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441108955391,"sku":"9780595387458","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_990e47c8-af1c-4812-b8f4-537960a6ddc5.jpg?v=1777188745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kaleidoscope-gretchen-stone-9780595387458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}