Michele Lee Sefton

Broschiertes Buch

Jade's Broken Bridge

Beschreibung

Jade's Broken Bridge, by Michele Lee Sefton, is a raw and poignant story of survival, self-destruction, and hope. The narrative follows Jade, a young woman navigating a tumultuous life shaped by family fractures, addiction, and the pursuit of financial stability in the shadows of the adult entertainment industry. The story unfolds as she reflects on her past, particularly her experiences as an Arizona native, working as a topless dancer in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Phoenix, and the personal struggles that led her there. Jade's journey is a deeply introspective exploration of self-worth, desperation, and the relentless search for escape-whether through drugs, shallow relationships, or a false sense of empowerment gained in topless bars. Inspired by true events, the book delves into Jade's complex family dynamics, particularly the impact of her parents' divorce, and the financial hardships that drove her to make life-altering choices. Through vivid and unfiltered prose set in the late 1980s, Sefton paints a picture of a woman torn between who she was meant to be and who she has become. As she battles addiction and shame, Jade ultimately confronts the truth about her past and her desire to reclaim her life. In her debut novel, Sefton offers a sobering account of self-destructive life choices and the painful consequences that follow. The story does not romanticize the struggles of survival but instead offers an honest portrayal of resilience and the possibility of change.

Autor

A writer of poetry and poetic prose, Michele Lee Sefton is a veteran English teacher who left the classroom in 2019 to develop her writing voice. She has since been published in various anthologies and platforms, including Piper Poetry Month Anthology through the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University.Collaborating with her artist daughter during the pandemic, she published a series of illustrated poetry chapbooks, Being a Woman: Overcoming, Being a Woman: Becoming, and Being a Woman: Forthcoming. In 2020, she published a collection of poems to celebrate her one-year blog anniversary, My Inspired Life: A Poetic Journey. Her titles, Her Coastal Cottage: Where Truth & Love Rise and Honeysuckle Heat, offer readers the author's vivid poetic prose in novella length.Jade's Broken Bridge (2025) is her debut novel. She continues to publish creative projects under her imprint, Tumbleweed Spirit Press. Michele Lee enjoys sharing and connecting on her writing and photography blog, dancing with other expressive women, and working with Sandra Marinella, the author of The Story You Need to Tell, co-facilitating narrative therapy workshops. Michele Lee's undergrad is in English with a secondary endorsement, and she holds a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, and a Graduate Certificate in Composition Studies from Indiana University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tumbleweed Spirit Press LLC
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9798999150608
• Artikelnr.: 75588598