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Book deals with modern women's issues, recalls Highland Park, IL, Independence Day shooting.
CHICAGO - illiNews -- Author Charlene Wexler recently won a 2025 Global Book Award in the Contemporary Fiction category for her book We Won't Go Back, published by Speaking Volumes.
We Won't Go Back is the story of Babs, who lived a pleasant life in a northern suburb of Chicago, devoting her time to her husband and two teen daughters. But when the Supreme Court issues a landmark ruling, Babs' life changes as she reunites with her late mother's fellow activists from the 1970s to take up the fight for women's rights once again.
Family matters continue to intervene, however: a close relative's death, meeting a previously unknown half-brother, an unplanned pregnancy, and a nostalgic great aunt who wants her 100th birthday party to be a pilgrimage to the now-downtrodden South Shore community of Chicago.
Through it all comes a determination that We Won't Go Back to a time when women lacked basic rights.
The frightening Highland Park, IL, Fourth of July parade shooting of 2022 plays a prominent role in We Won't Go Back.
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"I'm thrilled that the Global Book Awards saw fit to honor We Won't Go Back," Wexler said. "There are a lot of great books—and therefore a lot of tough competition—out there, and I am pleased that the Global Book Awards judges believed my book was a standout contemporary fiction novel of 2025."
"The Global Book Awards competition aims to recognized talented authors," the Global Book Awards team noted in a statement.
"In this modern age of publishing, books need to be appraised not only by their content and writing style, but also by the way they present and market themselves to the prospective buyer…," the statement continued. "They must also appeal to new readers. We congratulate the winners once again and encourage readers to try out their books."
Wexler resides in Richmond, IL, and is the author of seven books. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and websites, and she has won more than 15 awards for her writing. Earlier this year, the State of Illinois inducted her into its Illinois Department on Aging's Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame.
Her advice for other aspiring writers is to "follow your dream. You can do it, and it's never too late."
For more information, call (312) 622-6029 or e-mail anbcommunications@yahoo.com. Wexler's website is http://www.charlenewexler.com.
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We Won't Go Back is the story of Babs, who lived a pleasant life in a northern suburb of Chicago, devoting her time to her husband and two teen daughters. But when the Supreme Court issues a landmark ruling, Babs' life changes as she reunites with her late mother's fellow activists from the 1970s to take up the fight for women's rights once again.
Family matters continue to intervene, however: a close relative's death, meeting a previously unknown half-brother, an unplanned pregnancy, and a nostalgic great aunt who wants her 100th birthday party to be a pilgrimage to the now-downtrodden South Shore community of Chicago.
Through it all comes a determination that We Won't Go Back to a time when women lacked basic rights.
The frightening Highland Park, IL, Fourth of July parade shooting of 2022 plays a prominent role in We Won't Go Back.
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"I'm thrilled that the Global Book Awards saw fit to honor We Won't Go Back," Wexler said. "There are a lot of great books—and therefore a lot of tough competition—out there, and I am pleased that the Global Book Awards judges believed my book was a standout contemporary fiction novel of 2025."
"The Global Book Awards competition aims to recognized talented authors," the Global Book Awards team noted in a statement.
"In this modern age of publishing, books need to be appraised not only by their content and writing style, but also by the way they present and market themselves to the prospective buyer…," the statement continued. "They must also appeal to new readers. We congratulate the winners once again and encourage readers to try out their books."
Wexler resides in Richmond, IL, and is the author of seven books. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and websites, and she has won more than 15 awards for her writing. Earlier this year, the State of Illinois inducted her into its Illinois Department on Aging's Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame.
Her advice for other aspiring writers is to "follow your dream. You can do it, and it's never too late."
For more information, call (312) 622-6029 or e-mail anbcommunications@yahoo.com. Wexler's website is http://www.charlenewexler.com.
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Source: Central Park Communications
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