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City of Redemption
City of Redemption
City of Redemption
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City of Redemption

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Flower Power explodes into fire power for this lonely young woman during the Sumer of Love. In this suspenseful story Liz Mackay becomes embroiled in drug running and a plot to bring down the Black Panthers. The story opens in 1984 with with Liz in prison for murder of a roommate. Contemplating a possible parole she recounts her fall from a good life: In Scotland Liz's young son is kidnapped and murdered. Soon afterward her husband abandons her, blaming her for their son's death when her lies reveal she knew more about the crime. In disgrace, Liz leaves her hometown in hopes of a fresh beginning, where no one will know of her shame. She arrives in San Francisco during the Summer of Love and is pulled into the scene of groovy young people and free love in the Haight/Ashbury. Soon after she joins a commune, a most curious mix of Black Panthers trying to change the world, a Vietnam vet seeking inner peace, a flamboyant hairdresser ready for fame and love, a flower child and her drug dealer boyfriend who changes girlfriends often, the dark underbelly of the Summer of Love is soon exposed. Liz finds herself having to make life or death choices.

At first Liz is happy to have found a welcoming home but as her new roommates pry into her mysterious past Liz's search for a "jolly good time" brings more grief and a worsening drug addiction. Embroiled in a plot to bring down the Panthers, she looks for a way to redeem herself for her part in her son's death. Sharing her fears,, she is told, "Keep your mouth shut." Can she save her friends or will she just watch her commune family break apart? No one expects anything heroic from Liz.

This vividly recounted story of lies, betrayal, sex, drugs and murder takes place during an unforgettable time and place in history.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherJune Ahern
Release dateMay 8, 2012
ISBN9781476247762
City of Redemption
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June Ahern

June Ahern has authored four books; two novels and two non-fictions, as well as two screenplays.A case she worked with law enforcement on read in her non-fiction book, "How to Talk With Spirits: Seances, Mediums, Ghost Hunts" has been optioned to become a movie.Although mostly retired from private practice June continues to lecture and teach on-line workshops and classes, which can be reviewed at her website. She is also a frequent guest on radio/podcasts. And in 2022 joined the historical landmark and world famous Winchester Mystery House as a in-house medium and guest speaker for special events.Since beginning her professional career in 1975 as a psychic reader and medium June has taught many people to manifest their visions into fulfillment. She has worked with law enforcement to help solve missing persons and murder and she tells about her unique experiences with spirit communication. Read more about her metaphysical coaching at sfcoaching.com. You will also see June 's paranormal investigation at reported haunted sites around San Francisco's Bay Area in historical videos with The Haunted Bay on Amazon Prime, AsianAmericanMovies and Youtube.Her appearances on television, radio and YouTube, teaching at the Learning Annex, and along with her consumer guide, "The Timeless Counselor: The Best Guide to a Successful Psychic Reading", has earned her national and international notice. This book was a number one seller by an unknown author at the New York 1991 Whole Life Expo where she was a featured speaker.June was born in Glasgow, Scotland before emigrating to San Francisco along with her family. They lived in a up district that is situation just about in the heart of the city called Eureka Valley, which became known world-known as the colorful Castro.She now lives on the California coast.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    Once again the author has written a story that starts in Scotland and ends in San Francisco. Liz married at an early age and had a son named Patrick. She loved to shop, even though her husband had asked her to stop spending so much money. One day her husband makes her promise she won't go out. She breaks her promise and takes her son shopping. They rush to get home before her husband. When her son claims he's hungry she sends him to the corner market and rushes to her apartment to hide her purchases. Her son never returns. She tells one lie after another which slows down the hunt for her son.The story switches and Liz in in an American prison. She had gotten herself mixed up with drugs, the Black Panthers and several other things she should not have gotten herself mixed up in. This story goes back and forth between the two events.Unlike the author's other book I reviewed, I had a difficult time getting into this one. I didn't care for the sexual content and just felt it was a lot more disjointed for me as a reader. I will say that there is a lot of historical information about that time period that was very accurate. The author is very good at making you feel like you are where the author is. This just wasn't a book for me. I know there re many out there who would like it so I would recommend you try it out.I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed this book so much I couldn't put it down. The author has a way of making the reader feel as if they aren't reading the story but living it.
    It has multiple references to drugs and they are a key part of the story but when I think back on the book I think of a story of a battered woman who found redemption not a story of drugs.
    This was the first book of Ahern's that I have read but look forward to reading more.

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