Christmas had always been special for Essie, but now it meant even
more. They say that when you are in love, everything looks brighter
and better. Well, Essie was in love with life in New York City, and
even Christmas seemed better than it had ever been. Excerpt #2;
Essie left the church that night a changed person. She told Leonard
that she was going to quit smoking and drinking that night. She
told him that she was going to give her heart to the Lord. Essie's
words were simple, but they were bafflingly true. Essie went cold
turkey. She never smoked another cigarette. She never took another
sip of alcohol. She got baptized within two months of finding God.
If you understand and can see the wonderful beauty in God's
forgiveness, you will be touched by this simple story of life,
Essie's life. This book is surely for you. "Heavenly Silence" is
the religious version of "The Non-Silence of the LAMB." We are very
proud of our excellent Kirkus book review; TITLE INFORMATION
(Kirkus Review) HEAVENLY SILENCE Religious Island-Style Story
Brown, Luke and Berthalicia Brown CreateSpace (274 pp.) $16.99
paperback, $0.99 e-book ISBN: 978-1483987279; March 29, 2013 BOOK
REVIEW An inspiring novel of a runaway's journey through heartache.
In this novel's introduction, Essie Brown's son eulogizes her as a
woman of sacrific -a heroine who led a turbulent life until she
found God and turned her life around. Her fictionalized story
begins in Jamaica-a gutsy 14-year-old determined to make a life for
herself, who escapes her resentful adoptive family and the arduous
work they make her do. After she runs away from tiny Cascade to the
city of Montego Bay, Essie hunts for work and soon finds a job
working for the Ferguson family, baby-sitting their children and
cooking their meals. She begins to enjoy her life in the big city,
making friends and even finding a boyfriend, Stedman; then she gets
pregnant and miscarries. Although she and Stedman are determined to
stay together and have a family, she has another miscarriage and
then another, and Stedman leaves her for her best friend, Cherry.
Heartbroken and angry, she once again resolves to make it on her
own and lands a job as a hotel chef. She soon finds herself
pregnant once more, but this time, the father wants nothing to do
with her, and she brings the pregnancy to full term. After a series
of ill-fated affairs, Essie finds Tim Brown, a friend from
childhood who now promises to be the first man to stand by her.
This novel shows how, in the end, Essie's journey and faith helped
her grow strong and focused; she eventually raised eight children
on her own, molding them into ambitious, motivated sons and
daughters. She held her unwieldy family together with gumption,
stoicism and a willingness to recreate herself whenever life proved
difficult. Her determination is powerful, as is this fictionalized
collection of key moments in her life. A memorable story of a
matriarch whose bravery and tenacity inspired her children. Kirkus
Indie, Kirkus Media LLC, 6411 Burleson Rd., Austin, TX 78744
[email protected]
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