Synopsis
After poet Allie Young turned down her live-in boyfriend’s sixth proposal, she knew she needed a change. Fleeing her hometown of Canton, Michigan, she has spent a year in Paris working at a literary magazine, and toying with her poetry manuscript. When the magazine closes it’s doors, she realizes she must return. With no other options, she moves in with her widowed sixty-seven-year-old mother, who seems to live her life based upon sound bites from popular daytime talk shows and women’s magazines, and who has embarked upon a rigorous dating life in Allie’s absence. Floundering, and unable to complete her manuscript, Allie runs into her ex and his new fiancee’, and is stunned by her spectacular engagement ring, which on its own, outshines all six of the rings he’d given Allie. With support from her best friend, handsome, gay bartender Phillip, she begins the adventure of putting her life back together, plotting about her ex, and constantly running into a certain odd stranger. Will Allie discover why she can’t stop thinking about that engagement ring? Will Phillip find the love of his life at wine camp? Will Allie's mother become senior playmate of the month? Will Allie sell out before she’s really even begun? All of these questions and more will be answered as you laugh and cry along with Allie in Falling Down Girl.
About the Author
Cheri L. R. Taylor holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from Vermont College and is currently a writing instructor at Macomb College. She has facilitated writing workshops with the Arts in the Spirit Program at Oakwood Hospital and as a Writer in Residence with the Inside Out Literary Arts Project conducting writing workshops in the Detroit Public Schools. She has four chapbooks of poetry and has been published in literary journals and anthologies Her book of poems, Wolf Maiden Moon, A Tale in Thirteen Poems was released from Pudding House Press in 2010. She recently released her first novel, Leaving Walloon to positive reviews. Leaving Walloon is currently under consideration to become a motion picture. Cheri is the recipient of a 2007 RARE Foundation Everyday Heroes Award for her work in dedication to the healing potential of expressive writing community settings and was awarded a 2009 Ragdale Foundation Artist's Residency. Cheri also hosts her own weekly radio show on A2zen.fm, JoyfulCreative Energy in YOU which is dedicated to teaching people how to enjoy creative energy, and joyful writing in their lives! Cheri is available for speaking engagements, workshops, and coaching and mentoring. Contact Cheri at info@CheriLRTaylor.com.
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