Arborview by Karen Guzman

 Ellen Cahill, fresh off an ugly divorce from a manipulative jerk—who continues to phone and text her at the drop of a hat, just to ‘check in’—needs to come up with cash, and soon, in order to save Arborview, a treehouse in the back yard of her longtime home, a haven where she often retreats to pray and think and dream.

          Just when things are beginning to look up and Ellen is feeling more confident, a tug of ginormous proportions yanks the proverbial rug from beneath her feet. Coming in the form of another betrayal, this one is even more astounding than those committed by the aforementioned jerkoff ex-spouse. Enter Rosa Escamilla, a young woman who reminds Ellen of herself at twenty, and who compels her to look at life’s vagaries in a new light.  

 Our Review: For a humdinger of one woman’s journey toward recovery and revenge, this is a book you’ll want to keep on the shelf, and pick up when you want to feel good about life and all it may toss at you, Arborview is the bomb. Well done, Ms. Guzman.

 On a scale of 1-5, Arborview deserves a 6.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews