Age of Consent, Marti Leimbach
Age of Consent, Marti Leimbach
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Age of Consent

Author: Marti Leimbach

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 12 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/26/2016


Synopsis

Thirty years ago, June was a young widow with a crush on Craig Kirtz, a disc jockey at a local rock station. To her surprise, the two struck up a friendship that seemed headed for something more. But it was June's thirteen-year-old daughter, Bobbie, whom Craig had wanted all along. Bobbie thought her secret life—the sex, drugs, and relationship itself—could remain buried in the past. When she discovers Craig had similarly pursued a number of other young girls, Bobbie returns home with one purpose in mind: to bring Craig to trial.

Her decision is greeted with mixed feelings. She's called a "middle-aged woman with a vendetta." She's accused of waging war against her own family. June remembers things differently from the way Bobbie does. Craig insists he has done nothing wrong. But the past has a way of revealing itself, and some relationships lay dormant through the years, ready to stir to life at the slightest provocation.

While their traumatic history is relived in the courtroom, Bobbie and June must face the choices they made and try to make sense of the pain they endured while seeking justice at long last.

About Marti Leimbach

Marti Leimbach is the author of several novels, including the international bestseller Dying Young, which was made into a major motion picture starring Julia Roberts, and Daniel Isn't Talking. Born in Washington, D.C., she currently lives in England and teaches in Oxford University's creative writing program.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on September 03, 2016

Due to the subject matter of The Age of Consent, I found the book hard to read. However, it is worth reading. When she was just 13 years old, Bobbie was lured into a sexually and emotionally abusive relationship with local radio celebrity, Craig Kirtz. The abuse goes on for several years until an ac......more

Goodreads review by Judy on July 26, 2016

A special thank you to Doubleday and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. From the author of Daniel Isn’t Talking and Dying Young, Marti Leimbach delivers a dark and disturbing tale AGE OF CONSENT, a haunting portrayal of a young teenage girl trapped, sexual and psychological abus......more

Goodreads review by Lolly K Dandeneau on January 19, 2016

Maybe having read so many memoirs and seeing true stories about mothers who overlook the obvious abuse right under their nose for the love of some man is what made this believable. I think of the differing opinions people will have reading about the sexual relationship a teenage girl is having with......more

Goodreads review by Kris (My Novelesque Life) on May 05, 2017

AGE OF CONSENT Written by Marti Leimbach (Review Not on Blog) 2.5 STARS The cover of this novel drew me when I was checking items in at work (library). As I read the synopsis, I knew this was going to be a tough book to read due to the subject matter. I prepared myself and delved in. This story is about......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on July 26, 2016

Age of Consent by Marti Leimbach is an unflinchingly honest novel about a woman who was sexually abused when she was a teenager who finally tries to get justice thirty years later. The subject matter is dark and disturbing yet the rambling, disjointed narrative does not do the topic justice. In the l......more