Synopses & Reviews
On a chilly morning in Taos, New Mexico, a 17-year-old paperboy breaks the window of a 31-year-old hair stylist—an accident that marks the beginning of an instant, inexplicable bond between them. In the course of one high-desert summer, Joshua and Sabrina share confidences, intercede in each others love lives, go on a date that scandalizes the town, and confront questions of fidelity, desire, and the nature of love.
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"Each character in this lively novel has personality that jumps off the written page. A simple story about a single event and how it changes the lives of those involved." —allmylivesnow.com
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"Adolescent love, confusion and the weight of the world are just a few of the ideas explored in this intimate tale. If I had children struggling with similar issues, I would probably discreetly leave a copy of this lying around." —naimeless.wordpress.com
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"I highly recommend Sabrina's Window, and give it five stars. Accessible and thought provoking. You can't go wrong. Al Riske penned a sure fire winner." —beccab8.blogspot.com
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"This was a great book about a young man and a friendship that was so much more. This was definitely an interesting read and I recommend it." —dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com
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"Sabrinas Window is a well-written and wonderfully conceived exploration of lives intertwining in unexpected ways. The dialogue is excellent and sizzles in all the right places." —lakefrontmuse.blogspot.ca
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"Sabrinas Window is one of those books that will make you want to read it over and over again. Al Riske immerses us in the life of young Joshua, a boy whos unexpected circumstances draw his life in directions he never thought it would take." —Lissette E. Manning, simplistik.org
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"We discover their true feelings of one another, and the plot line gets thicker here, when two new love affairs appear on the horizon, confusing the reader again! Each page is a turner, as the reader is kept wondering…" —unicornsreviews.wordpress.com
Synopsis
On a chilly morning in Taos, New Mexico, a 17-year-old paperboy breaks the window of a 31-year-old hair stylist--an accident that marks the beginning of an instant, inexplicable bond between them. In the course of one high-desert summer, Joshua and Sabrina share confidences, intercede in each other's love lives, go on a date that scandalizes the town, and confront questions of fidelity, desire, and the nature of love.
About the Author
Al Riske is a former newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and ghostwriter, and the author of the short story collection Precarious. His short fiction has appeared in 34th Parallel magazine, the Beloit Fiction Journal, the Blue Mesa Review, Hobart, Pindeldyboz, Switchback magazine, and Word Riot. He lives in California.