A Raw Mix of Carelessness and Longing (Paperback)

Jamey Popilowski dreams of becoming a rock star and Lilah Cellini dreams of Jamey. Together the young couple leave their childhood home of Terrabain Street and hit the open asphalt, kicking up a musical storm along the way. Entering their raw mix of carelessness and longing is Zeke, destiny in black leather. Zeke is the soundman, producer, preacher, but is he angel or devil? Lilah cant make up her mind; however, one thing is certain, he changes all their lives forever. While Jamey embraces the musicians lifestyle, along with its excesses, Lilah is confronted by choices that will ultimately lead her to her own goals.

A Raw Mix of Carelessness and Longing follows the intertwined lives of friends and idols and articulates the fine balance between the love of making and performing music and the temptations that hide in the shadows.

Cecelia Frey has written six books of fiction including The Prisoner of Cage Farm and A Fine Mischief. Her short stories and poetry have been published in dozens of literary journals and anthologies as well as being broadcast on CBC Radio and performed on the Womens Television Network. She has worked as an editor, teacher and freelance writer, is a three-time recipient of the Writers Guild of Alberta Short Fiction Award, and has also won awards for playwriting. Cecelia lives in Calgary with her family.