This story is about a young girl in Atlanta who participates in pageants. When they ask her if she believes in true love, she responds no. After the pageant, she and her mother find a phone that leads them on a crazy quest in which they receive peanut brittle and an urn in the shape of Jimmy Carter's head. It turns out that it had been meant for a guy's girlfriend, but she had dropped her phone. Each thing they received on their quest was for a memory of their relationship. The poor guy thinks the girl threw the phone out her window on purpose, but then she turns up and explains. He proposes, she accepts, and the girl finally believes in true love.
This is just a very very short synopsis of a short story, which I am not so good at, but believe me you, this story will rock your socks. I mean, maybe I'm a bit biased (Jackson being my favorite author and all) but it is very well written, and the story plot rings true to real life. The girl (who is named Alex)'s parents are divorced, and you can see why she would not believe in true love. The entire road trip is both an emotional bonding moment for Alex and her mother, and it gives Alex time to think over her mother and father's relationship and whether true love really is real or not.
The end is sweet (with a necessary touch of sappy) and the story makes me think too. About true love and whether it is real or not.
Besides being an excellent story, another reason you should all read it is because it is a steal! 25 stories for $2.99 on Amazon. Yes, you have to read it on an e-reader, but you can download an app for that if you aren't willing to pay the something-hundred dollars needed for one.
Jackson Pearce has written As You Wish, Sisters Red, and Sisters Red's companion book, Sweetly. Her newest book and first contemporary novel is coming out April, 2012, and Fathomless, the third companion book for Sweetly and Sisters Red is coming out in August, 2012.
Turn Here receives 5 out of 5 hearts on Eleven's awesomeness scale!
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Happy Reading!
-Eleven
