Jayne M Simon
Author
Language
English
Description
In a moment of heinous desecration, Claire O'Brien's life changes forever. In an attempt to gather the pieces of her shattered life, she leaves Ireland and all she loves and journeys to America to begin her life anew. Tony Sabella has recently returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam, psychologically broken from the horrors of war. Once a gregarious, happy man, Tony struggles with deep depression but tries valiantly to hide his emotional pain. By a...
Author
Language
English
Description
The year is 1896, and the women's rights movement is forging ahead. Eighteen-year-old Jenna Newell is at the threshold of her life, hoping to fulfill her dream of becoming a journalist at a time when women are still expected to follow the traditional paths of marriage and motherhood. Sarah Newell, Jenna's grandmother, has other plans for her, however. Consumed with hatred because of her obsessive love for her deceased daughter, Sarah connives to ensnare...
3) Being Strong
Author
Language
English
Description
After the death of her parents and grandfather, nine-year-old Rose Jones builds an impenetrable fortress around her wounded heart. Convinced she can protect herself from further heartache, she refuses to love or be loved. She will go through life alone. She will heed her mother's dying words...be strong. But Rose begins to question the true meaning of her mother's message when the kindness of strangers, a foundling's need for emotional attachment...