California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
This story is about a family, who's left years later are the mother Carol, Ginger and daughter Mindy.
First part of the book is about the girls, next part their mother and then all three of them for the ending chapters.
Carol just loves the water and surfing and even takes her daughters out of school to be close by to her at the beach. Kids really suffer, not having a real home life, or education.
They grow up fast on their own and others take advantage of them, sexually and another for her body and surfing.
Story follows each as their lives do get tangled together again years later.
Life in 60's on west coast is whatever you want you can get. Cults were abundant and so many harmful things to children.
Story left me with many tearful emotions as i read it, I grew up during these times but on east coast.
Hard book for me to read with the drugs and the cult activity as parts of that have personally harmed our family over the years.
Especially love how just a photograph of a famous surfer and her girls the author was able to create this story. So much history and so fun at the same time.
Resource listings are available at the end, acknowledgements and about the author. Can't wait to read more of the author’s works, she does her homework.
Received this review copy from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
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