by Joyce Maynard
Read by Angela B: This story is based on the true story of California's Trailside Killer in the late 1970's. Written through the eyes of 13 year old Rachel, who has a strong bond with her sister and a strong sense of adventure. It is based around the killing of women on the mountain near their famil...
Read my full review: http://bit.ly/15h1zNPMy opinion: I have to say that I was incredibly conflicted in my review of this book. I LOVE Joyce Maynard's writing and have read a good chunk of her books. The writing in this story was somewhat "cheesy" and that drove me absolutely nuts. On that note, it...
I re-call reading "The Good Daughters" a few years ago and thought that though it was written well the story tended to drag at times. I have the same feeling about "After Her". Though this was a well-written novel it drags a lot. Also some parts of the story do get confusing or there is no real reso...
This is a coming of age tale set in San Francisco Bay area in the late seventies. Rachel and her younger sister Patty live near the mountains where a serial killer has begun to kill young women and leave their bodies behind. Their father is the detective in charge of the investigation. Maynard is a ...