The Pages of Adeena: A Novel

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iUniverse, Jun 30, 2019 - Fiction - 284 pages
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It’s the summer of 1952, and Adeena “Addie” Kahlo loves her life in Chicago, where she helps run her close-knit family’s nightclub on the south side. But Addie has a dream that she is determined to make a reality; attending college in New York and becoming a published author.

Through a blind date, she meets Alan, who becomes her best friend and closest confidant. They share a secret that they can never divulge. Together, they discover a door that opens to a magical place that leads to other worlds and to times past and future; Cafe du Temp, a nightclub like no other. At Cafe du Temp they listen to soulful jazz, drink fancy cocktails, and slowly begin to understand that its opulent and stunning ambience means something unique and special to each person who enters its doors.

It’s here, in this strange and elegant place, where Addie meets and falls in love with the beautiful poet, Isabelle Androsko. Their chemistry is immediate and powerful. Despite this, they soon discover that their vastly different worlds pose near impossible obstacles to the life they want to build together. Addie believes that the mysterious Cafe du Temp, and its serendipitous existence in their lives, is the catalyst to their future, but can this belief transcend time and heartbreak to bring her to her ultimate destiny?

 

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Contents

Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32

Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
PART II
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The Pages of Adeena
C M Castillo
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About the author (2019)

C.M. Castillo, a native Chicagoan, earned a degree in Management and an MBA in Healthcare Administration. However, she has always treasured the freedom and joy of writing fiction and now, with the release of her debut novel, her dream of becoming a full-time fiction author has come true.

When not writing or reading, C.M. can be found restocking her oversized lending library or visiting any one of Chicago’s many wonderful Blues and Jazz venues. C.M. lives in Chicagoland with her wife and trio of lovable mutts.

Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @castillo35@comcast.net, and Like her on Face Book.

For updates and exclusive previews of future releases visit her at http://www.cmcastillowriter.com.

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TitleThe Pages of Adeena: A Novel
AuthorC. M. Castillo
PublisheriUniverse, 2019
ISBN1532076401, 9781532076404
Length284 pages
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Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian
  
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