Amazon Review by Sandy Steele “Cracks in the Sidewalk,” is a thoughtful and remarkable novel! The book covers over twenty years and every human emotion imaginable. Lust, hate, unrequited love and unending love, all wrapped together into this novel from a spiritual and extraordinary writer, Bette Crosby. The story includes both a deeply troubled marriage [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Goodreads Review Nov 22, 2011 Naomi B rated it I am not giving this book 5 stars for the longevity of the book or its’ ability to become a classic, but for the author’s ability to write characters who will absolutely melt your heart and elicit sympathy from the reader. I find that to be [...]
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by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Bette Lee Crosby’s Spare Change is a quirky mix of Southern flair, serious thoughts about important things in life, madcap adventures of a young boy and a late change of heart that made all the difference in the life of an unusually independent woman. More than anything, it is a heartwarming book, which is simultaneously [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Amazon Review by ERG (Midvale, UT) Another great one from Bette Lee Crosby!,November 16, 2011 Award-winning author Bette Lee Crosby brings readers another heart-warming story about a strong woman who learns life’s greatest joys often come in the form of the very thing we reject. In 1923 Olivia Westerly holds her head high and marches [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Goodreads Review Kelly A rated it Shelves: nook-color-books I had no idea what to expect from this book when I received an early release ebook edition. I was definitely pleasantly surprised, and thoroughly enjoyed the story. It was very heart warming and I am so glad that I read it. I look forward to [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Goodreads Review Jackie Lane rated it I finished this book last night. I had an ARC and I did a buddy read on this book. Since I had no idea what I was reading, it was a pleasant surprise when I sat down to read it. I definitely enjoyed this book. It is the story [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Goodreads Review Alle Wells rated it Eleven-year-old Ethan Allen was the last thing Olivia wanted to find at her door. She had never wanted a bunch of children that clung to her like bananas on a stalk. To Olivia, eleven was an unlucky number to be avoided at all cost. Recently wedded and widowed, Olivia [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Goodreads Review Susan rated it Shelves: digital-read, own I fell in love with all of the characters in this book especially the people who lived in the apartment building. But no one captured my heart like Ethan Allen. What that poor boy had to go through was heartbreaking! But in the end it was [...]
Cracks in the Sidewalk
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
GoodReads Review by Anne Kleinberg, author of Menopause in Manhattan I “met” the author of this book, Bette Lee Crosby, through the Internet. She was kind enough to send me congrats on my book “Menopause in Manhattan” and I was delighted to be able to read “Crack in the Sidewalk”. All I can say is [...]
Cracks in the Sidewalk
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Amazon Review by Melanie Young Imagine your grandchildren being ripped from your life, as your daughter is losing hers. This is what happened to Claire and Charlie McDermott when their daughter, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Elizabeth’s loser husband, Jeffrey, denies his wife and in-laws access to the children until they hire [...]
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Award-winning author, originally from New Jersey now living in Southern Florida. An active public speaker who makes frequent appearances to support various charities and women's groups. Schedule permitting she will join the dicussion of book clubs who have read "Cracks in the Sidewalk" or "Spare Change", either in-person, by phone or by computer teleconference.
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