Yellow on Blonde

A vulnerable girl of mixed-race ancestry, driven to suicidal despair by adverse circumstances, overcomes her demons when she unites with a younger sister in a gentler, more forgiving place across the globe.

This story is about two sisters on different continents Celeste in Los Angeles, and Molly in the Philippines and the odyssey Celeste must undergo to reach and bond with Molly. Due to Celeste's having been raised in the Los Angeles lifestyle, she doesn't put a premium on family until she goes through a series of circumstances including a traumatic breakup with a popular boy, a car accident resulting in a broken leg, a lengthy rehabilitation, an acute depressive episode, and a bout with alcoholism. A therapeutic intervention sets Celeste on the path towards her trans-Pacific journey to connect with Molly.

In Yellow on Blonde by Stephen M. King, we experience a detailed view of two distinct cultures and a poignant sibling relationship that connects them. This novel delivers a panoply of emotions we have all experienced anxiety, anomie, hope, expectancy, excitement, joy, heartbreak, despair, and renewal and wraps them up in a climax everyone will revere.