Little Willow ([info]slayground) wrote,
@ 2008-03-24 14:11:00
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Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
The story of my life be told in silver - in chocolate mills, service spoons, and services for twelve. The story of my life has nothing to do with me. The story of my life is things. Things that aren't mine, that won't ever be mine. It's all I've ever known.

I wish it wasn't.


Most girls Danielle's age are moving between high school and college, moving from one part of their lives to the next, moving on to a new school and a new job, moving away from their parents.

Danielle has never been to school. She has spent her life helping her mother steal and move from town to town. Even though her father was jailed for thievery, his remaining family members have made it their work and their lives. Danielle's mom specializes in stealing silver from homes and other establishments. Though she knows stealing is wrong and illegal, Danielle doesn't know how to get out of it. She has never known anything else, and she's never had a lasting relationship with anyone other than her mother.

When the ladies go to a breezy little town called Heaven, their attempts to take it all may split them apart. Two residents of Heaven quickly complicate Danielle's life: a rich girl named Allison who wants to be her friend, and a young man named Greg who wants to date her. Allison's family is Danielle's mother's next target, and Greg happens to be a cop.

For Danielle - or Dani, the nickname Greg gives her quickly and fits her completely - this isn't simply a moral tale. This is her life story. It's time for her to make it her own.

Check out my interview with Elizabeth Scott and read my reviews of her other novels, Bloom and Perfect You.



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[info]d_michiko_f
2008-03-24 10:38 pm UTC (link)
Oooh! Can't wait for this one!!

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[info]slayground
2008-03-24 10:45 pm UTC (link)
:)

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[info]seaheidi
2008-03-24 10:48 pm UTC (link)
great premise!
i loved BLOOM--looking forward to STEALING HEAVEN. =)

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[info]slayground
2008-03-24 10:49 pm UTC (link)
Each of her books has held its own.

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[info]siobhan_says_so
2008-03-24 11:02 pm UTC (link)
i am signing in just to comment and say that i miss you. so there it is.
I.
MISS.
YOU.
goodbye.

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[info]slayground
2008-03-24 11:33 pm UTC (link)
Awww! I am touched!
I HEART MY NEIGHBOR!

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[info]kilmata
2008-03-25 05:58 am UTC (link)
Ooooh I am intrigued.

This ones going on my list.

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[info]slayground
2008-03-25 02:31 pm UTC (link)
Enjoy!

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Stealing Heaven
(Anonymous)
2008-04-06 03:08 am UTC (link)
I really liked this.

Have you read Waiting for Normal yet?

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Re: Stealing Heaven
[info]slayground
2008-04-06 03:42 pm UTC (link)
No, but I enjoyed Leslie Connor's Dead on Town Line.

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Re: Stealing Heaven
(Anonymous)
2008-04-10 02:32 am UTC (link)
I'll add that to my reading list. I like her writing style.

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Re: Stealing Heaven
[info]slayground
2008-04-10 02:43 am UTC (link)
Enjoy!

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