Amber Shades of Grey

I found Lindsay's story of Amber very moving wanting to continue so I could see what happens next. Amber is a character you hope for pray for and want to rescue. If you have children of your own you will feel for this child.-<b>Kimberly Cicetti</b> Life Coach </p><p> In an age where teens face similar struggles as those of Amber and Alicia it is important that they are able to find solace in a novel such as <I>Amber Shades of Grey</I>.-<b>Sarah Bagley</b> High School Teacher</p><p>Living in a happy loving home didn't last long for Amber Jacobs and her sister Alicia. At the tender age of four Amber's father abandons the family leaving her mother in a deep depression that leads to alcohol and drug abuse.</P><p>Amber's misery escalates from that point and by the time she is five years old she has taken over the duties of a mother. With their mother's frequent absences followed by late-night drunken arrivals Amber and Alicia grow up not knowing what real love is. When their mother disappears five years later the girls get a brief reprieve after being placed in a foster home with two very loving people.</p><p>But after their mother undergoes rehabilitation the girls are returned to her. Now Amber and Alicia must wait-the dreaded wait for the monumental <I>something</I> to happen that will force their mother back to the bottle and set Amber and Alicia's lives on end yet again . </p>