Autobiography of Us

Author(s): Aria Beth Sloss

Location(s): California, New York City (NYC), Pasadena

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1960s and modern

Location

Content

Coming of age in early 1960s suburban California, Rebecca Madden and her beautiful, reckless best friend Alex dream of lives beyond their mothers’ narrow expectations. As teenagers they are inseparable. But then, one sweltering evening the summer before their college graduation, a single act of betrayal changes everything.

Decades later, Rebecca’s haunting confession reveals the truth about that night, the years that followed, and the friendship that defined her.

Review this Book

To review this book, please

Latest Blogs

A novel of several parts set mainly around EUROPE

20th April 2026

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne, novel of several parts set around Europe. #fromourbookshelves The Boy in...

Crime fiction set in WYOMING and MONTANA

17th April 2026

The Crossroads by C J Box, crime fiction set in Wyoming and Montana. The Crossroads is the twenty eighth...

Psychological thriller set in BASINGSTOKE (Hampshire)

16th April 2026

The Killer in Room Five by Sam Holland, psychological thriller set in BASINGSTOKE Reviewing The Killer in Room Five...

Psychological thriller set on the MANI PENINSULA (Peloponnese)

15th April 2026

Dead Heat by Sabine Durrant, psychological thriller set on the Mani Peninsula (Peloponnese). I read this for the Grazia...

A year in the life of a school for young Superheroes – ENGLAND

14th April 2026

Tilly Turner Sky School by K S Conaty, a year in the life of a school for young superheroes....

Novel set in UMBRIA

13th April 2026

La Dolce Veto by Caitlin Alice Gilbert, novel set in UMBRIA. NEWS HEADLINE: Former Congresswoman Isabella Rhodes Trades Washington...

Book Reviews

Lead Review

What a wonderful background America makes for this book, coming of age in the 60s and well written.

Read review

Novel set in Pasadena and New York (the ‘Pollyanna’ of Pasadena)

Author: tripfiction

Rebecca in her mid teens has high expectations of her life. She has ambition, drive and commitment to carving out a career for herself, in an era where women rarely went beyond housewife or secretary. This is Mad Men...