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15 Days Without A Head by Dave Cousins

April 6, 2013
By LivingTheDr3Am DIAMOND, Bedford, New York
LivingTheDr3Am DIAMOND, Bedford, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Throw me to the wolves and I'll come back leading the pack."


I enjoyed this book a lot. Dave Cousins has a way with words that makes you forget all about the real world and drag you into the book itself. “15 Days Without a Head” is filled with drama, dilemma, and disaster: a perfect recipe for a must-read.

Laurence Roach has been through enough. He has a depressed alcoholic mother, a little brother who thinks he’s Scooby-Doo, a friend who might be more than a friend, an apartment that looks like a warzone, and a nosy neighbor who doesn’t seem to understand that it’s rude to spy. Laurence starts thinking that maybe all his family needs is a holiday. So, he signs up for “Baz’s Bedtime Bonanza” to try and win a luxurious all-expenses-paid holiday to wherever they want. Unfortunately, his mom picks that opportune moment to disappear in a cloud of booze one night and never come back. Laurence is left to his own devices and has to provide for his brother, Jay, and himself without anyone finding out what happened. Terrified child services will separate him from Jay, Laurence entangles himself in a web of intricate lies in this influential story about struggle, persistence, and hope.


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on Feb. 14 2014 at 10:08 am
MckennaS PLATINUM, Port St Lucie, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"Me?
Well, I’m well.
Well, I mean I’m in hell.
Well, I still have my health
At least that’s what they tell me
If wellness is this, what in hell’s name is sickness?"

Makes me want to read the book. Thanks for sharing!

on May. 24 2013 at 6:12 pm
LivingTheDr3Am DIAMOND, Bedford, New York
53 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Throw me to the wolves and I'll come back leading the pack."

Thank you anon! You are too kind

Anonymous said...
on May. 10 2013 at 1:16 pm
loved your review. i will read this book.

on May. 4 2013 at 10:52 am
LivingTheDr3Am DIAMOND, Bedford, New York
53 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Throw me to the wolves and I'll come back leading the pack."

Thank you :)

1299836 said...
on May. 4 2013 at 2:39 am
1299836, 1299836, California
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Nice description and summary. I will definitely read this!