Arborview

Karen Guzman

Sep 2021 · The Wild Rose Press Inc

About this ebook

Ellen Cahill's financial future rides on the success of her new pastry shop. A bruising divorce has drained her bank account, along with her spirit. A man enters her life promising love, but Ellen, haunted by the past, questions whether she can pull off this new beginning. College student Rosa Escamilla has her own culinary dreams—and a difficult mother who's dead set against them. Rosa won't be deterred. She scrapes up the money to enroll at a prestigious culinary school, setting out to prove everyone wrong. When hidden betrayals by the people they love most surface for both Ellen and Rosa, can they overcome the blows they never saw coming on the road to where they want to go?

Ratings and reviews

All I can say is WOW. This is one must-read book for every woman, irrespective of age or situation. Arborview is an exquisitely written story of love, loss, the devastation of betrayal and trust, and of finding redemption by facing one’s challenges head-on rather than looking away. The plot moves at a languid pace as does the character development and compels the reader to become completely invested in the protagonist one can’t help but relate to and root for. Karen Guzman has brilliantly woven the intersection of two women of different ages and experiences. How they teach one another to stand up for themselves and fight for what they believe in are life lessons every woman can learn from. Arborview has more than earned the five-star review this reader has given it.

About the author

BiographyKaren Guzman's debut novel, Homing Instincts, was published by Fiction Attic Press in November 2014. Her short fiction has appeared in a numerous literary magazines, and she is a contributor to the Collegeville Institute's Bearings Online magazine.Karen has worked as a journalist at the Hartford Courant in Hartford, Conn., and at the News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. She is co-founder of the blog www.WriteDespite.org.Karen holds an MFA degree from George Mason University, and a journalism degree from Boston University.