Behind the Pine Curtain

By: Gerri Hill

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Jacqueline Keys was ostracized from her small hometown of Pine Springs, Texas, when she was 17, sent away because she was gay. Her family was the largest employer in the county, owning Pine Springs Lumber, and her father was mayor of this small town. Her mother could not accept the fact that her only child was gay, could not tolerate the gossip about her family. So, with a hundred dollars in her pocket and a one-way bus ticket out of town, Jacqueline was told not to come back until she had come to her senses. And that included being prepared to marry the son of a business associate of the family.

Fifteen years later - long after she'd hitch-hiked to Los Angeles, long after she'd worked nights to put herself through college, and long after she'd written her first best seller, No Place for Family - Jacqueline is persuaded to go back to the tiny town of Pine Springs after her father's death.

The quick trip she'd envisioned for the funeral turns into weeks as she learns her father's business is suddenly hers to manage. And she is also again face-to-face with the woman who, as a teen, had been Jackie's first crush. She and Kay had been inseparable as kids and later as teens. They find themselves falling back into their old habits, and Jackie is soon fighting the same feelings she'd had when she was 17.

©2006 Gerri Hill (P)2021 Tantor

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I needed a few more chapters!!! Ended too quickly. I wanted to know what happened next.

As always love the both of you

Great book and narration as never ever disappointed
It was a basic child love lost adult found again. Those sometimes are fun and wonder if that would ever be me.

Redemption story

Throughout I kept thinking about how Jackie’s parents abandoned her and how crazy that really is. Gerri Hill’s story lines always bring some emotions out of me. As always, definitely worth a listen.

Love it!

Loved the story well written and performed! But do wish there was more towards the end.

Good listen

Cute book however it’s the second I’ve listened too from the author and wish it didn’t end so abruptly. They end up together, the end. I would like just a bit more.