Leaving Cecil Street

This story held so many topics, teenage dating, friendship, a botched abortion, trauma, self - acceptance, cheating spouse, and most importantly forgiveness. 🎷 Diane knows how to write a family story, written so you can understand the why’s and see the backstory unravel within the story. The crazies......more

Leaving Cecil Street is a story about two families living side by side on a street in West Philadelphia. Shay and Neet are two seventeen-year old best friends who have lived next to each other since they were babies. Shay lives with her father Joe and mother Louise. Formerly a musician, Joe works in......more

Confession: I am not a summer reader. I used to be but as a wife and mother to 2 young boys, summer now feels short-lived. There's too many things to do, see, and explore together to sit in one spot for too long. In fact, I find myself more excited about helping them reach their summer reading goals......more

It took me forever to get through this book, only because life was life-ing… but this book is a MASTERPIECE. The ending? *chef’s kiss*. Character development was 10000% the main purpose of this book. I loved that the characters were all different people by the end of the book. A little more grateful......more