Today I'm spotlighing a book for readers who love stories about the resilience of human nature. Check it out and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy.
Book Details:
Author: Sylvia Hornback
Category: Adult Fiction, 344 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Briggs and Schuster
Release date: November 1, 2019
Tour dates: December 2 to December 20, 2019
Content Rating: PG - M (There are less than five cuss words plus adult themes of parental neglect)
Book Description:
At dawn on a sweltering summer day scrabbling sounds alerted Jeanne of the intruder downstairs. The pull chain rattled against the light bulb in the kitchen. Instantly a sliver of yellow light raced up the stairs and into her bedroom. Someone was moving about inside the house, and had even been bold enough to turn on a light. It wasn’t the first time she’d awakened to the sounds of this intruder.
REVIEWS:
"A well written cativating story with realistic settings that create a true to life picture of the 1940 time period."
"A revealing focus of neglect and abuse between a self centered mother and coming of age daughter who tugs at your heart!!"
"One almost expects Jeanne to step out of the pages into your life at any time."
"REAL LIVE PERSON FEEL."
"Truly, a book that you DO NOT want to put down!"
Category: Adult Fiction, 344 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Briggs and Schuster
Release date: November 1, 2019
Tour dates: December 2 to December 20, 2019
Content Rating: PG - M (There are less than five cuss words plus adult themes of parental neglect)
Book Description:
At dawn on a sweltering summer day scrabbling sounds alerted Jeanne of the intruder downstairs. The pull chain rattled against the light bulb in the kitchen. Instantly a sliver of yellow light raced up the stairs and into her bedroom. Someone was moving about inside the house, and had even been bold enough to turn on a light. It wasn’t the first time she’d awakened to the sounds of this intruder.
REVIEWS:
"A well written cativating story with realistic settings that create a true to life picture of the 1940 time period."
"A revealing focus of neglect and abuse between a self centered mother and coming of age daughter who tugs at your heart!!"
"One almost expects Jeanne to step out of the pages into your life at any time."
"REAL LIVE PERSON FEEL."
"Truly, a book that you DO NOT want to put down!"
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About the Author:
Sylvia Hornback received her Doctorate of Education Administration from Texas A&M University. She is the current Chair of the Board of Directors for ENERGY Worldnet, Inc., and served as an educator, principal and school superintendent for over two decades. Among her many accolades, she was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School Principal by the U.S. Secretary of Education. For the past ten years, she has served as a Bible study teacher at First United Methodist Church near her home in Decatur, Texas. Her first novel, The Mallard Conspiracy, was published last year.
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Ends December 27, 2019
Thank you so much for sharing this heart-warming novel.
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