Review: Gravel on the Side of the Road-True Stories From A Broad Who Has Been There by Kris Radish

A woman who worries about carrying a .38 special in her purse, nearly drowns in a desert canyon, flies into the war in Bosnia, dances with the FBI, tells Geraldo he shouldn’t put guests in hotel rooms with rats and spends time with murderers, has more than a few stories to tell.

Gravel on the Side of the Road-True Stories From a Broad Who Has Been There is a daring and revealing adventure itself.

Beloved novelist Kris Radish returns to her non-fiction beginnings with her first, but not last, book of autobiographical essays. Her writing career has spanned four decades and has included award winning newspaper work, magazine features, a national syndicated column, eleven books and enough stories and adventures to fill up many more.

Radish’s talent for telling it like it is, sharing the wit and wisdom of a life lived mostly on her own terms and her keen sense of humor are highlighted in these stories- some of them old- some of them new, but all of them a glimpse into worlds many never dare to enter. This author always lives in a world where nothing is sacred but the sweet emotions of the heart.

Kris is definitely a broad who has been there.

Kris Radish

University of Wisconsin with a journalism degree and hit the ground running. Her father calls her "the tornado". She worked as a newspaper reporter, bureau chief, nationally syndicated columnist, magazine writer, university lecturer, bartender, waitress, worm harvester, window washer....to name a few. Her first two books were non-fiction and then Radish became a full-time novelist. The Elegant Gathering of White Snows, Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn, The Sunday List of Dreams, Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral and Searching for Paradise in Parker, P.A., The Shortest Distance Between Two Women, Hearts on a String, Tuesday Night Miracles have won her acclaim and a great following.Her ninth novel, A Grand Day to Get Lost was released April 1. Her tenth novel, The Year of Necessary Lies and a non-fiction book, Gravel on the side of the Road-Stories From A Broad Who Has Been There will both be published in 2014. Radish is also working on her next two novels and another work of non-fiction.

Kris Radish has a way she writes that leaves the reader feeling connected to her.  She writes from the heart and she writes truth.  She has done some amazing things and shares them in this humorous and fun novel.  There is something about Radish's wit and perspective that captures my heart and keeps me turning pages!!!  5 stars