N.C. Novel Leaving Lukens Receives B.R.A.G. Medallion

March 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Leaving Lukens, a compelling coming of age tale of intrigue, adventure, and historical fiction set in 1942 around North Carolina’s coastal regions near New Bern, Ocracoke, and Oriental has been named a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. The award is given to books published by small or independent presses that the Book Readers Appreciation Group considers as good as some books published by major publishing houses. Leaving Lukens, which has been hailed as “engrossing in its theme and in its lyrical style” (Literary R&R), was also awarded the “Reviewer’s Choice” Award by the prestigious Midwest Book Review organization.

Written by North Carolina novelist Laura S. Wharton, Leaving Lukens tells of loyalty, family ties, and dangers associated with war. As friends move from the safe enclave of Lukens that has always been her home, Ella Marie Hutchins struggles with the decision to leave the disappearing coastal town near Oriental. Her choice might be made for her when World War II edges closer to the North Carolina village, but not before a visiting sailor named Griff teaches her how to see anew all the treasures of life both above and below the ocean’s surface. Is Griff really what he appears to be?

Laura S. Wharton lives with her husband and son in North Carolina. She is the author of the 2011 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction nominee, The Pirate’s Bastard, which was released in 2010. Over 500 of her feature-length articles have appeared in magazines and newspapers. Wharton is also the author of the Mystery at the Lake House series. She wrote the first title, Monsters Below, with her 10-year-old son. The first in the series written for children ages 7-12 is now available at fine brick-and-mortar retailers and booksellers online. A second children’s book, Mystery at the Phoenix Festival, is also available through retailers everywhere, and online. To learn more about Laura S. Wharton, visit http://www.laurawhartonbooks.com.

Leaving Lukens (ISBN: 978-0-9837148-0-4; $20 paperback, $6.39 eBook) is available from retail outlets and online booksellers in print and digital format.

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