Following the murder of her father, 9 year old Clara finds herself on Pungo Creek in an old house shared with her Great Aunt Sarah, her mother Rose and her younger sister Ivy. Rose sinks into alcoholism and is unable to shield her daughters from the volatile tempers, destructive behavior, incest and bleakness that have permeated the lives of the women of Pungo Creek for generations. Their grandmother silently endured her husband's rage. Her Uncle Benjamin molested his sister Pearl. When her cousin Kate is raped and murdered by her own brother - the same person who is assaulting Clara - the...
Following the murder of her father, 9 year old Clara finds herself on Pungo Creek in an old house shared with her Great Aunt Sarah, her mother Rose an...
It is just an ordinary day in Washington DC until Francesca Britt enters Lilly's Tattoo Parlor setting in motion a chain of grisly events. A hard boiled police detective and a fifth grade teacher become unlikely allies in a pursuit of a diabolical killer. The stranger's eyes roamed over the sketches for a long minute and came to rest on a drawing of a tiny, haloed cherub. Lilly followed his gaze. "That one has been unusually popular lately," Lilly said, trying desperately to keep the fear out of her voice. So that was it. Suddenly she knew exactly why the stranger had entered her shop. Maybe...
It is just an ordinary day in Washington DC until Francesca Britt enters Lilly's Tattoo Parlor setting in motion a chain of grisly events. A hard boil...
The longing to tell one's story and the process of telling is symbolically a gesture of longing to recover the past in such a way that one experiences both a sense of reunion and a sense of release. Bell Hooks This short book of poetry and prose is my attempt to recover my past
The longing to tell one's story and the process of telling is symbolically a gesture of longing to recover the past in such a way that one experiences...
