Closure by Tasche Laine

Closure by Tasche Laine

An award-winning fictional memoir

Looking back, Tara Carter wonders if what followed her first kiss was a warning of things to come. At the tender age of ten, her heart broke when her best friend Trey moved 1,500 miles away. Crossing paths five years later, the two teens exchange beautiful letters that cement their love. They embark on an idealized relationship, despite trauma and heartbreak on both sides, only to be forced apart shortly after.

Tara enters college as a single woman and is forced to confront the ugly side of life, losing contact with her first love. As time marches on, she aches to know what could have been. until fate presents her with one last opportunity twenty years later.

Will Tara pin her only chance at true love on her first love, or will she finally understand that self-esteem comes from within?

Closure is a moving, award-winning fictional memoir based on a true story. If you like courageous women, raw emotions, and real-life issues, then you'll love Tasche Laine's 'slice of life' tale about love and loss.

Tasche Laine was born in Wichita, Kansas, and grew up shuttling back and forth between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. She left home at eighteen, traveled a bit, and then got a degree in broadcast journalism from Washington State University. After working a series of jobs from reporter to Boeing tour guide, she married, had a daughter, and moved to Southern California, where she became a high school English teacher. In 2017 she moved back to the Northwest to pursue writing and now lives in Vancouver, Washington.