2010, ISBN: 9781400167982

Stomach pains of hunger, thirst, her ribs so sore when she breaths, locked away in a room the child in this story living in fear. She rocks in the corner hugging her legs afraid to sleep … More...

Stomach pains of hunger, thirst, her ribs so sore when she breaths, locked away in a room the child in this story living in fear. She rocks in the corner hugging her legs afraid to sleep incase the Monster opens the door. She can still see the evil eyes and hear the voice "I'll show you little girl". This little girl was only two years old when it began and it never stopped, through the years she was tortured, beat so bad slashes on her back, legs, and bruises- it was a well kept secret through intimidatio, PublishAmerica, 5/7/2010 0:00:00, No binding. New. Audio book, no binding. Laura Martinez is wedged in the middle place, grappling with her busy life as a nurse, wife, and devoted mom to her two young children when her estranged mother, Helen, suffers a devastating stroke. In a desperate attempt to lure her mother into choosing life, Laura goes to Sea Escape, the pristine beach home that Helen took refuge in after the death of her beloved husband, Joseph. There, Laura hunts for the legendary love letters her father wrote to her mother when he served as a reporter for the Associated Press during wartime Vietnam. Believing the beauty and sway of her fathers words will have the power to heal, Laura reads the letters bedside to her mother, a woman who once spoke the language of fabric-of Peony Sky in Jade and Paradise Garden Sage-but who cant or wont speak to her now. As Laura delves deeper into her tangled family history, she becomes increasingly determined to save her mother. As each letter reveals a patchwork detail of her parents marriage, she discovers a common thread: a secret that mother and daughter unknowingly share. Weaving back and forth from Lauras story to her mothers, beginning in the idyllic 1950s with Helens love affair with Joseph through the tumultuous Vietnam War period on to the present, Sea Escape takes a gratifying look at what women face in their everyday lives-the balancing act of raising capable and happy children and being accomplished and steadfast wives while still being gracious and good daughters. It is a story that opens the door to family secrets so gripping, you wont be able to put this book down until each is revealed. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.<