Excerpt: Miles for Emily

The people and events in this book are real. Names have been changed to protect the people involved, as well as the innocent, though the majority of the places need not be changed.

This is the story of one young woman’s journey through college. This book is intended to educate parents as well as young people before they embark upon the scary journey of college life. It’s one of those things that is out there to show you just how normal your life is compared to some, or how much crazier your life is compared to the marginally insane.

Even if you’ve picked up this book for pleasure reading rather than picking it up for educational purposes, you’ll find lessons to learn in it. The main character, though legally of age, realizes again and again how much she has to learn in the grand scheme of things. It is her coming of age story, and one that so many others out there might be able to identify with.

So laugh when she laughs, and cry when she cries. But most importantly, enjoy the book.