books by Charlotte Vale Allen     books:       Mood Indigo6 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Center Point Large Print, 2000 Mood Indigo is my favorite book! Mood Indigo is my favorite book. The writing is excellent. Mood Indigo is brilliant; it kept me guessing "who did it" until the end. Usually in mystery books I can tell right off the bat who the killer is. But not this time. And usually I can say at least one thing I didn't like about a book. But not this time. I highly recommend Mood Indigo to anyone who wants to read a mystery with ...             Pieces of Dreams2 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Hutchinson, 1984 Exquisite! This is a novel so grounded in painful, yet humorous, reality that it is positively gripping. Following the separate paths of Caley Burrell and Martin Maddox, the reader travels along with the two central characters, waiting for that moment when their paths intersect. And when they do, the physically shattered Caley and the recovering alcoholic Martin are funny and touching and tentative. This is ...             The Young Person's Dreambook: An Abuse Workbook2 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Island Nation Press, 2002 A fantastic tool! This remarkable little workbook could only have been written by someone who had experienced abuse and understood not only the long-term effects but also what questions to ask in order to elicit truthful responses that will be of immense benefit to anyone (young or old) who has suffered from abuse of any kind. There is nothing else like it anywhere, and it is being used by more and more state and ...             Dreaming in Color10 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen MacMillan Publishing Company, 1994 Incredible book I read this book in two days. It was well-written with execellent character development. I highly recommend it, but don't start it unless you have plenty of time to read, you won't want to put it down!             Leftover Dreams4 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Island Nation Press, 1992 Stunning! It's always amazing how nasty the reviewers from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly can be. This book's characters are anything but bland. There's a remarkable cast of truly well-rounded characters, with the lives of each investigated thoroughly. At the heart of the story, Louise Parker is clever and determined, funny and lovable; shattered by the inexplicable death of her sister, she leaves her ...             Becoming1 review Charlotte Vale Allen Island Nation Press, 1978 Very ahead of its time For a book that was written in 1978, it's nothing less than remarkable how very timely this novel is. Certainly, it's indicative of the fact that, despite the gains women have made, the moves forward have been in very small increments. Dealing with several issues (pornography, divorce, loneliness) Allen takes us along with Sidonie Graham on a journey of self discovery that is alternately ...             Act of Kindness3 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Berkley, 1987 Beautifully written, about the friendship between 2 women. Gene is a woman who makes her living doing voiceovers, she is injuried during a studio accident. She rents a home from the second women in this story, seeking a quiet place to have her baby. A gentle, well written story, that takes many twists. I love this book and have read it at least 20 times.             Dreaming in Colour1 review Charlotte Vale Allen Severn House Publishers Ltd, 1993 A gripping read... On the run from her abusive husband, Bobby Salton finds a job and a home as the live-in companion for Alma Ogilvie, an independent older woman who's just had a stroke. Largely through her spirited six-year-old daughter Penny, Bobby soon finds herself true friends, just like family, among Alma, her niece Eva and Eva's college-aged daughter Melissa. But as Bobby learns, you can't always run ...             Matters Of The Heart2 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Hutchinson, 1985 Storyline .... from the back of the original paperback book: "They were the unforgettable, passionate men and women bound together by an era of turmoil and tears ... blood and passion, by a search for love, happiness and fulfillment ... FRANCES -- a beautiful, pround Englishwoman torn between her dreams of romance and the reality of her marriage, about to be swept into a maelstrom of secrets, betrayal and ...             Claudia's Shadow2 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Mira, 1996 Another Great Story by Charlotte Vale Allen! I recently discovered Charlotte Vale Allen by reading "Illusions", one of her older novels. I become so deeply meshed in the story that I literally wept at the end. I was emotionally drained and in a daze! She has a way of getting inside a woman's psyche. You know in your soul that she is an expert on the subjects about which she writes. "Claudia's Shadow" follows the theme that you just ...             Daddy's Girl8 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Berkley, 1985 Outstanding! Of all the books written on the subject of child abuse, this book (one of the very first published) stands alone as a singular accomplishment. It is honest and insightful, yet never overly graphic. The author brings her considerable writing talent to bear on her reflection of how years of abuse shaped her as an adult and a parent. Never bitter, never placing blame, Charlotte Vale Allen offers a ...             Parting Gifts23 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen, 2001 Everyone's a critic It fascinated me to see the negative reviews that complain angrily about the ending of this book. What seems obvious from these angry negatives is that these amateur reviewers are people who would insist on making their children's decisions, without regard for the wishes of the children. What is distinctive, always, about Allen's writing is that she's prepared to take risks that other, more ...             Time Steps1 review Charlotte Vale Allen Berkley, 1987 Another brilliant book by Charlotte Vale Allen From a small girl, Beatrice Crain is one smart cookie. She has the gift to dance, and dance she does! She proved herself and went on to become a professional dancer and even made movies. Her dancing partner, Bobby Bradley is also a good dancer, but has a bit of a struggle finding himself in the beginning. This book is definitely about love, finding it and keeping it. I don't think Charlotte ...             Dream Train2 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen ISIS Audio Books, 1999 Take a Ride on the Venice Simplon Orient Express I loved the characters and setting of this book, and imagined that I was on the trip with them, so great is the author's ability to set a scene and populate it with fascinating people that you would like to meet. Joanna James is a highly successful world-traveling photojournalist who is assigned to ride the Orient Express and spend 5 days at the sumptuous Cipriani Hotel in Venice. The trip ...             Painted Lives1 review Charlotte Vale Allen Island Nation Press, 1999 awesome i am an artist myself and it was great to finally read a book about an artist. the characters were great, a little sketchy at first, but cva makes you want to keep reading to find out more. you end up loving mattie and wishing you were part of the story itself. i read the book every night before i went to bed, and i liked it soo much it only took me a week and a half to read. i definitely was ...             Memories1 review Charlotte Vale Allen Berkley, 1985 Heartfelt! This book and Matters of the Heart are both set in England during the Second World War. They couldn't, however, be more different. That is not to say that Matters of the Heart is, in any way, an inferior book--rather, it's just profoundly, completely different. Memories (like Leftover Dreams) deals with a pair of sisters. But that's where the similarities end. Dealing with two generations of ...             Meet Me in Time1 review Charlotte Vale Allen Island Nation Press, 1998 Wonderful story This is my 8th novel by Ms Vale Allen and I am planning to read them all if I live long enough. This was written in 1978, which may be among her very early works and I believe it is my very favorite. It is the stormridden saga of an unusual family, it is really the story of the baby, Glenn, the little sister who spends her life looking for true love. Her parents, Lisette and Ray, are a poet and a ...             Hidden Meanings2 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Warner Books, 1977 Wonderful Book! I absoulutely loved this book and couldn't wait to read the one after (Another Kind of Magic). Wynne Shipton is an author, writing under her father's name, finds a man she absolutely adores, who brings out all the feelings she has hidden inside herself for so many years. Wynne was forced to sign over her infant daughter at an early age to her husband Edward, who was very over-bearing, and the ...             INTIMATE FRIENDS1 review Charlotte Vale Allen McClelland and Stewart, 1983 Another Memorable Book This is another earlier book,1983,but, if it weren't for the lack of cell phones and computers ,it could be taking place right now. Lynne Craig,who does television documentaries, comes home from an assignment to find her husband has committed suicide for unknown reasons. Bereft,she moves to Connecticut and tries to resume her life as a widow. Diana, the woman who narrates her documentaries, and ...             Mixed Emotions3 reviews Charlotte Vale Allen Island Nation Press, 1998 No Mixed Emotions Over This! This is one of Charlotte Vale Allen's earlier books and,if you have not yet read it, I highly recommend it. Margot meets Paul at a party and is immediately smitten by his charm. After a brief courtship they marry in haste. It is only then that Margot realizes that Paul is not the person she thought he was. He becomes abusive and Margot is shattered by his change. Carefully planning her escape, ...              search for books abuse, becoming, claudia, color, colour, dreambook, dreaming, dreams, emotions, friends, heart, hidden, indigo, intimate, kindness, leftover, lives, matters, meanings, memories, mixed, painted, parting, person, pieces, shadow, steps, train, workbook, young books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: My Weird School #2: Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! (My Weird School) leave a comment home  impressum - about us