Crystal L. Bass

Dark Clouds: A Charm City Family's Struggle (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Overwhelmed by depression and fear, Ruby seems ready for a breakdown. It's that secret, which if it comes to light could destroy her family. But if she doesn't speak out, she may be in danger. What is Ruby to do?

Writer Crystal L. Bass keeps the reader guessing as she uses side-splitting humor, ear for dialogue, love for working-class characters and heartfelt pathos to deftly move us through the story of the teenager who is caught in a quagmire.

Set in late-1980s Baltimore, Maryland, Bass skillfully pulls us into the story of Ruby Bowers, who is one of what her mother, Diane, calls her four precious gems. But Diane has never truly shown how precious they are, so it is no wonder that each is battling their own inner demons.

Dark clouds seem to permanently hover over the dysfunctional family, as they crazily yet lovingly struggle through enough family drama to last two lifetimes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Crystal L. Bass
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781311337795
• Artikelnr.: 70128586

Autorenporträt

Crystal L. Bass is an American author, playwright, freelance writer, and motivational speaker. Her life's work is rooted in the desire to raise awareness and inspire people to fulfill their true purpose. Throughout her career, Bass has used her platform to uncover and illuminate issues that are important to young women, to ultimately empower and strengthen them.

In September 2010, Bass wrote and published her first novel, "Dark Clouds: A Charm City Family's Struggle", chronicling the life of four siblings, the relationship with their mom, and the many incidents that took place during her childhood. After the release of her first-book, Bass teamed up with the "God-Father of Urban Theater", Mr. Shelly Garrett to fulfill her dream of turning her novel into a stage play. With Garrett's twenty-seven years of experience and Bass' remarkable story, Crystal L. Bass Entertainment produced and toured nationally her hit stage play titled, "Ain't No Love Like A Mother's Love."

As Bass toured around the country with her stage play, she was compelled and inspired to provide an outlet that would encourage, equip and empower young girls all over the world. As a result, she launched the Precious Gems Campaign; a self-affirming program designed to teach young women that regardless of life's struggles, they are equipped with power to overcome obstacles and circumstances. The campaign promotes healthy parent-child relationships, encourages open communication within families, aids to reduce the rate of abuse and molestation of children, and cultivates high self-esteem and self-worth of young girls. A graduate of an all girls public high school, Bass has experienced firsthand the issues and struggles associated with the life of an inner city youth.

As a child, Crystal discovered that she had the gifts of writing, storytelling, and performing. She developed these gifts at community events, plays and recitals as an actress, performer and choreographer. Later in life, Bass moved to Los Angeles, California where she would transform the personal struggles of her life to create depth in her performances and in her writing. She had the opportunity to work on independent projects as well as big budget films. Bass was cast as a body double for Regina King in the movie "Enemy of the State" starring Will Smith, and as a result, she successfully earned her Screen Actors Guild membership. Working with Regina King was a dream. Crystal later doubled and pe...