Bøger af Karen Karlitz

Mother/daughter issues? Check. Infidelity? Check. Sibling rivalry? Check. Money fights? Check. Parental favoritism, daily household squabbles, alcoholism, betrayal? Check, check, check, check! Debbie Kramer faces these pitfalls and more as she comes of age in apartment 2B in Queens, New York. Her mother Rose's search for a wealthy replacement for her penny-pinching husband, Sidney, leaves no time for nurturing. Busy with married men and alcohol, Debbie's older sister, Wendy, is also of no help.Will Rose snag a rich mate, and how will Sidney fare if she does? Can Wendy succeed in getting one of her married lovers to leave his wife? Is it possible for Debbie to find happiness despite baggage like this?"Baggage" is set in the time when love was free, flowers were power, and music was amazing, the years before our lives became wired, and "Just Say No" took over for "Just Say Yes." Then, like now, family relationships were complicated...certain things never change. But everyone has baggage, some more, some less. What matters is how you cart it around.

Henry Davis kicks the bucket at a Los Angeles hospital. Unlike Elvis who has left the building, Henry's still there and aware of everything around him, including his toxic ex-wife's hookup attempt with his doctor. So begins Henry's stint in the spirit world.Contrary to what Hollywood would have us believe, the dead don't wear white sheets or sport human bodies. They have the outline of a body and face similar to their own and are covered with silvery transparent scales. They come and go as they please, but only spirits can see or hear other spirits. It's a good thing, too, because they look like something you might see on a bad LSD trip.Having come of age in '60s and '70s New York City, Henry quickly discovers he can get high by inhaling the second-hand smoke of the living potheads at the Santa Monica apartment building he inhabits. Much of this imbibing takes place at the pool.Whether hitching a ride on the back of an oblivious surfer's bike, helping his deceased buddy in apartment 105 find a dead mate in T.J. Maxx or stowing aboard a cruise ship to Cabo, Henry navigates the afterlife with heart and humor, encountering a diverse bunch of characters from both worlds."Stoner Ghosts of Santa Monica" is an optimistic spin on the afterlife, a place where fun, love, creativity and friendship flourish. It is a story of  people who are dead, but party on.