Inspirational author Carlson, whose sales exceed 2.5 million copies, offers her fans a delightful tale of a beautiful starlet whose life in the limelight has long passed the curtain-call stage. Jantz, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc. With great confidence, I can say that Melody Carlsons story will enlighten, encourage, and empower you. Gregory L.

Excellent. Lisa Samson, author of The Church Ladies and Tiger Lillie She never fails to reveal that place of compassion within each of us. Melody Carlson never fails to drag us out of our Christian easychairs and right into the coals of the confusing culture in which we all find ourselves. Melody Carlsons style is mature and bitingly funny, and her gift for connecting our heart to the characters plight also connects us to the complicated human condition and our need for one another. Patricia Hickman, author of Painted Dresses any story by Carlson is worth encountering. Booklist Highly recommended! Jill Elizabeth Nelson, author of the To Catch a Thief series Claudettes poignant, yet amusing journey from worldly has-been diva to genuine, honest woman grabs the reader by the heartstrings and doesnt let go, even after the end. Only a gifted writer like Melody Carlson could present a self-centered character in such a way that the reader cant wait to turn the page and learn more about her.

Limelight is a beautiful coming-of-age story at the other end of the spectrum. Virginia Smith, author of Third Times a Charm and the Sister-to-Sister Series When eighty-two-year-old Claudette is forced to leave her pampered Hollywood life and return to the backward town she escaped decades ago, she isnt sure she wants to continue living especially if it means facing her estranged sister and the secret she has avoided for years. ∺ compelling tale of one womans journey from the excitement of the limelight to contentment in the twilight.

Limelight by Melody Carlson