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Tuesday's Gone
Tuesday’s Gone is a coming of age novella set in the rural south, late 1960’s. It is about a young girl who loves music and has dreams of a different life, a better life, a life that is not talked down on because of who her family is, or because of where she is from. She feels that just because she lives in the middle of the dusty fields of a flower nursery it does not make her any less important than anyone else. She wants a new life; a life without having to listen to the ranting or grunting of a drunken stepfather or the complaining of sickly mother. She wants a life of her own choosing, not one that was forced upon her by birth. Young Tuesday runs from away home to escape a life that has become unbearable. This is her story.
83 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 21, 2013
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November 2, 2021
Good editor needed
I liked the book very much; enough so that I was able to forgive the missing words, the misuse of words and grammatical errors. I can say this honestly as I am a retired newspaper reporter, marketing writer and editor. The author needs to find a competent editor and keep on writing!
I liked the book very much; enough so that I was able to forgive the missing words, the misuse of words and grammatical errors. I can say this honestly as I am a retired newspaper reporter, marketing writer and editor. The author needs to find a competent editor and keep on writing!
July 9, 2017
Another great book
Growing up during that time made me think of the time I was that age.. if I only know what I know now things would have been different. I too wanted out and grew up poor. Some of this story took me back in time.........
Growing up during that time made me think of the time I was that age.. if I only know what I know now things would have been different. I too wanted out and grew up poor. Some of this story took me back in time.........
March 28, 2018
A book with a story to tell
This book has the potential of being a best seller but each of the events end too soon to capture the reader long enough.
I spent too much time wondering "What happened next" and the outcome of the characters. Please try writing a sequel.
This book has the potential of being a best seller but each of the events end too soon to capture the reader long enough.
I spent too much time wondering "What happened next" and the outcome of the characters. Please try writing a sequel.
December 14, 2018
She did it!
This is the third book I have read by this author. I liked the other two, but I loved this one. Great plot. Really believable characters, and written in an era that changed the world. My only complaint, it ended too soon.
This is the third book I have read by this author. I liked the other two, but I loved this one. Great plot. Really believable characters, and written in an era that changed the world. My only complaint, it ended too soon.
September 18, 2020
Short, but interesting. She was still married to Daniel when Larry came back. So would have been interested to see what happens after that.
She was very brave to do all the things she did at such a young age. Writing seemed to be immature. Still good short read.
She was very brave to do all the things she did at such a young age. Writing seemed to be immature. Still good short read.
November 27, 2022
Interesting book
I enjoyed the book, the voice is a young teenager who has hero learn how to take care of herself. She ran into trouble but with her strength was able to survive and thrive.
I enjoyed the book, the voice is a young teenager who has hero learn how to take care of herself. She ran into trouble but with her strength was able to survive and thrive.
March 9, 2017
great book
i enjoyed reading this book especially since the 60s was when i was growing up. The author has written a book so typical of how a young girl thinks.
i enjoyed reading this book especially since the 60s was when i was growing up. The author has written a book so typical of how a young girl thinks.
March 16, 2018
Tuesday's Gone
.. A simple story that has probably. Happened to lots of girls or something similar. When you are lonely it is easy to fall into a trap!
.. A simple story that has probably. Happened to lots of girls or something similar. When you are lonely it is easy to fall into a trap!
October 10, 2019
Nice Read
This was very enjoyable for me as it flowed nicely along and I had a hard time putting it down.
This was very enjoyable for me as it flowed nicely along and I had a hard time putting it down.
July 17, 2020
The writing will not go down as one of my favorites, but It was okay. Storyline not all that thrilling. It did go quickly
September 25, 2020
Wild ride
This book takes you many places and into many difficult situations. I enjoyed it very much. A pretty good read.
This book takes you many places and into many difficult situations. I enjoyed it very much. A pretty good read.
October 6, 2020
Good story
Tuesday's Gone was a really good story. I would recommend it to all my friends. Tuesday was smart in her own way.
Tuesday's Gone was a really good story. I would recommend it to all my friends. Tuesday was smart in her own way.
January 31, 2021
Good short story
Wished it just went on n on. 🙃 Everything happens for a reason, & this book definitely proves it. Going to look for more of her writings now. Enjoy...
Wished it just went on n on. 🙃 Everything happens for a reason, & this book definitely proves it. Going to look for more of her writings now. Enjoy...
April 25, 2021
Tuesday
Too juvenile. It was like reading a teenage girls diary. The book at least had a good ending. That's all.
Too juvenile. It was like reading a teenage girls diary. The book at least had a good ending. That's all.
July 1, 2021
Life is hard
This novella is a coming of age book. Tuesday learns the hard way how to grow up and deal with the blows life can throw at you.
This novella is a coming of age book. Tuesday learns the hard way how to grow up and deal with the blows life can throw at you.
March 21, 2022
Trash.
May 14, 2022
Short but sweet
Great book. I loved Tuesday from the very first page. I really enjoy the time frame as it speaks to me as where I was at that age. Best music ever..
Great book. I loved Tuesday from the very first page. I really enjoy the time frame as it speaks to me as where I was at that age. Best music ever..
October 9, 2016
Published in 2013 as a fiction memoir set in the late 1960s, Tuesday’s Gone by Lila M. Beckham recounts the approximately five-year experience of Tuesday as she attempts to take control of her life. “Gone” from the title can refer to the fourteen-year-old Tuesday leaving her home after an argument with her mother. The argument was the culmination of a series of arguments perhaps originating from a molestation attempt by Tuesday’s stepfather when she was ten years old.
So Tuesday left after no preparation for doing so. She had no money, no idea where she was going, and no plans other than to leave home. After spending a night in a school bus, she came upon a literal mom and pop diner where she asked for a job and got it but only after being forced to eat a much-needed meal. The elderly couple who owned and operated the diner also allowed her to stay in an unused storage room, a room they purchased essential furniture for. They also bought clothes for her. How lucky could she get? That is why this is a work of fiction.
At this point, she is fourteen. She discovers her sexuality. It’s a good thing the unused but converted storage room has two doors, one of which allows her to lead her own life privately. Eventually, she makes a poor choice of boyfriends. One of them beat and raped her to the point she had to be admitted to a hospital for a lengthy period. At this point, she decided to abandon the diner without notice to mom and pop. She also decided to act as a trauma victim without memory of what happened. With no place to go after leaving the hospital, she was lucky to find that an orderly at the hospital, a male living at home with his mom, took pity on her. He and his mom took her in. Impressed by his kindness, she married him. That is why this is fiction.
After the marriage, Daniel became a different, extremely possessive husband. Which did not stop him from seeing lots of other women. Again, Tuesday fled. There was another choice, a cop, which was good because Daniel did not accept abandonment lightly. She needed the protection. Andy even offered to use his contacts to get rid of Daniel permanently. Presumably, cops do that. That is why this is a work of fiction.
It was time to run again. Back in familiar territory, she arrived at the mom and pop diner closed. Mom had died but pop welcomed her back. He offered her a place to stay and promised to transfer all his possessions to her in a will. Accepting that, she got a job at a nearby Dairy Queen where she happened to see a former boyfriend accompanied by a pregnant female. It looks like she missed the boat. But no, the pregnant female was Larry’s sister. That is why this is ...
This is a pleasant read, a short novella. The most interesting thing I found in the novel was the depiction of speaking style. Some examples:
“I had done went through that crap before, at home.” (p. 2).
“(He) had a swagger about him that let me know that he knew he was all that and a bag of chips too.” (p. 7).
This is a light, fast, entertaining read. Despite protagonist Tuesday’s age, this is not for all young adult readers.
So Tuesday left after no preparation for doing so. She had no money, no idea where she was going, and no plans other than to leave home. After spending a night in a school bus, she came upon a literal mom and pop diner where she asked for a job and got it but only after being forced to eat a much-needed meal. The elderly couple who owned and operated the diner also allowed her to stay in an unused storage room, a room they purchased essential furniture for. They also bought clothes for her. How lucky could she get? That is why this is a work of fiction.
At this point, she is fourteen. She discovers her sexuality. It’s a good thing the unused but converted storage room has two doors, one of which allows her to lead her own life privately. Eventually, she makes a poor choice of boyfriends. One of them beat and raped her to the point she had to be admitted to a hospital for a lengthy period. At this point, she decided to abandon the diner without notice to mom and pop. She also decided to act as a trauma victim without memory of what happened. With no place to go after leaving the hospital, she was lucky to find that an orderly at the hospital, a male living at home with his mom, took pity on her. He and his mom took her in. Impressed by his kindness, she married him. That is why this is fiction.
After the marriage, Daniel became a different, extremely possessive husband. Which did not stop him from seeing lots of other women. Again, Tuesday fled. There was another choice, a cop, which was good because Daniel did not accept abandonment lightly. She needed the protection. Andy even offered to use his contacts to get rid of Daniel permanently. Presumably, cops do that. That is why this is a work of fiction.
It was time to run again. Back in familiar territory, she arrived at the mom and pop diner closed. Mom had died but pop welcomed her back. He offered her a place to stay and promised to transfer all his possessions to her in a will. Accepting that, she got a job at a nearby Dairy Queen where she happened to see a former boyfriend accompanied by a pregnant female. It looks like she missed the boat. But no, the pregnant female was Larry’s sister. That is why this is ...
This is a pleasant read, a short novella. The most interesting thing I found in the novel was the depiction of speaking style. Some examples:
“I had done went through that crap before, at home.” (p. 2).
“(He) had a swagger about him that let me know that he knew he was all that and a bag of chips too.” (p. 7).
This is a light, fast, entertaining read. Despite protagonist Tuesday’s age, this is not for all young adult readers.
January 14, 2016
Time keeps on slipping into the wind.
This book touched me in a deep place. Forty years ago I could have been Tuesday. I left home at 15 and lived a life time in seven years. Music , men and hotrods. Reading about Tuesday's life was like returning in time . If you are a sixties chick , who had a life and a half , you will certainly connect with Tuesday.
This book touched me in a deep place. Forty years ago I could have been Tuesday. I left home at 15 and lived a life time in seven years. Music , men and hotrods. Reading about Tuesday's life was like returning in time . If you are a sixties chick , who had a life and a half , you will certainly connect with Tuesday.
July 6, 2015
Pretty good.
Kind of a strange book but the author has a good voice and it rings true. I think I related because I grew up in the same time period.
Kind of a strange book but the author has a good voice and it rings true. I think I related because I grew up in the same time period.
January 28, 2016
Good book
Easy read and not to deep or detailed. Notebook for a lazy weekend read moves along nicely with a solid ending
Easy read and not to deep or detailed. Notebook for a lazy weekend read moves along nicely with a solid ending
February 23, 2016
Gone on to a better life.
Excellent coming on life story. I can relate in some of the stories. Some times time brings on a big change. I'm glad this story had a happy ending.
Excellent coming on life story. I can relate in some of the stories. Some times time brings on a big change. I'm glad this story had a happy ending.
May 9, 2016
Worth the read
What a great read. Heart gripping and heart warming. I did tear up in some parts.I only wish it was a longer book .
What a great read. Heart gripping and heart warming. I did tear up in some parts.I only wish it was a longer book .
June 1, 2016
A sad life
I read this entire book but found it disturbing. Tuesday didn't have a chance and took advantage of the few people who wanted to love her.
I read this entire book but found it disturbing. Tuesday didn't have a chance and took advantage of the few people who wanted to love her.
December 5, 2016
excellent book, shows how tough life was and still can be for so many people. well worth the read.
November 26, 2016
The story itself was okay.
The book was a mix of past and present tense. Many things were repeated a few sentences down. The grammatical mistakes made it to hard to follow.
The book was a mix of past and present tense. Many things were repeated a few sentences down. The grammatical mistakes made it to hard to follow.
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