As a chalk-fingered child, I had worn my craving for Mama's love on my sleeve. But as I grew, that craving became cloaked in excuses and denial until slowly it sank beneath my skin to lie unheeded but vital, like the sinews of my framework. By the time I was a teenager, I thought the gap between Mama and me could not be wider. And then Danny came along …
A splendidly colored sidewalk. Six-year-old Celia presented the gift to her mother with pride—and received only anger in return. Why couldn't Mama love her? Years later, when once-in-a-lifetime love found Celia, her mother opposed it. The crushing losses that followed drove Celia, guilt-ridden and grieving, from her Bradleyville home.
Now thirty-five, she must return to nurse her father after a stroke. But the deepest need for healing lies in the rift between mother and daughter. God can perform such a miracle. But first Celia and Mama must let go of the past—before it destroys them both.
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"Not exactly great literature, but a good story about assumption and missunderstanding. It advocates looking beyond yourself, and going to the source to discover why people act the way they do, instead of opperating off your best guess. " — Michelle (4 out of 5 stars)
"Not exactly great literature, but a good story about assumption and missunderstanding. It advocates looking beyond yourself, and going to the source to discover why people act the way they do, instead of opperating off your best guess. "
" Excellent book! A little too much Jesus speak, but the story had me hooked. "
" Not a bad read. It deals with dreams, relationships, and forgiveness in a small. "
" Not as good as her other books. "
" Such a bittersweet story. "
" Excellent book! Well written, with characters you can identify with, and explores mother/daughter relationships, family relationships, small town life, big dreams. "
" I really love this book. It's probably not the most well-known book ever but it was a light-hearted emotional read by a christian author. "
" Not exactly great literature, but a good story about assumption and missunderstanding. It advocates looking beyond yourself, and going to the source to discover why people act the way they do, instead of opperating off your best guess. "
" enjoyed more than the first in this series--liked the ending! "
Brandilyn Collins is the bestselling author of Brink of Death, Eyes of Elisha, and other novels. She and her family divide their time between the San Francisco Bay area and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.
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