2 Poppins Lane by Patricia Striar Rohner, Feisty Women

 

Two sisters should feel safe in the home of their loving family.

But 2 Poppins Lane hides some secrets which only come to light when feisty Susan Stern plucks up the courage to speak to a neighbour who is a teacher and a friend. The Sterns face many of the problems that beset all families. None of the players here are without their faults but they remain human and show courage and determination in their efforts to make the world better for those around them. Can 2 Poppins Lane be their sanctuary?

Patricia Striar Rohner doesn’t judge as she tells the partly dark, partly hopeful story of 2 Poppins Lane.

Warning: this novel contains scenes of sexual abuse.

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The author did an excellent job of showing both the perspective of the abuser and the one receiving the abuse, making the experience feel real and impactful. The book was an engaging and easy read that kept me wanting to know more, while also being highly educational on such and important subject.

As a former publisher, I previewed 2 Poppins Lane. It is a riveting and thought-provoking novel about a family dealing with sexual abuse of two young daughters by their cousin. Their father is a Doctor who with others create a Sexual Abuse Center to treat abused children and if they are willing to participate, the abusers. The family is also dealing with infidelity, divorce, remarriage, forgiveness, and moving on successfully with their lives.  

 

 

Kathleen by Amanda Jones

 

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Living with disability is not easy.

Staying alive with hope and joy as well as the pain is possible. A harsh life is yet beautiful as the prose, poems and pictures show in this little volume.

Amanda Jones shows us a truly feisty woman in Kathleen.

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Dry River by Alicia J Rouverol

 

Sara Greystone’s career as a public defender is spiraling after a disastrous court case, and now her husband’s IT career is also in jeopardy. A move to California is supposed to get them both back on their feet, but the state is in the midst of a crippling economic downturn—and then Sara’s mother falls seriously ill. In the face of migration, illness, unemployment, and the tantalising possibility of infidelity, Sara has to work out who she is and what she really wants.

Spanning 1997 to 2012, Dry River echoes Wallace Stegner’s classic Angle of Repose, moving across place and time to chart the slow collapse of a marriage alongside a declining US economy.

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Invisible on Thursdays by Peppy Barlow

 

A memoir of a creative woman’s travels in Greece and into her family’s history.

Peppy Barlow is a playwright and screen writer who lives her life looking for meaning and material in all her experiences. In this book she and her friend Persephone/Lucia explore childhood memories – both good and bad – and travel with their children to Crete where ancient myths emerge to haunt them.

A very personal account of a friendship which takes Peppy back to England and ends with Persephone returning to the Underworld. Authentic, brave, honest, funny and touching – the author’s voice shines out from these pages.

Invisible on Thursdays is a Bridge House Publication highlighting Feisty Women. Author Peppy Barlow guides us through her turbulent and rich life adventures. Truly a life well-lived.

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