Some skeletons in the closet are real. Just ask Grace McKinney, who
is haunted, quite literally, by the sins of her past. A boy with
wavy brown hair and vacant dark eyes would pop up unannounced to
frightfully remind her that no matter where she went in this life,
her dirty little secrets always rode shotgun. This ghost bore
gleeful witness to her slow suicide. At nineteen, Grace had already
succumbed to alcohol and drug addiction, thanks mostly to her
other, more human tormentor, Mike Beyer. Mike, too, was haunted by
the past. Instead of turning his abuse inward, he spread it to his
wife, their children and of course, to Grace. He was determined to
make everyone pay for the things he lost, and who better than a
vulnerable teenage girl who would do anything to keep the past
secret from her father? And indeed it was her father that Mike had
good reason to hate, and a real desire to punish. Reverend Ezekiel
McKinney ruled his home and his church with an iron fist. Any
congregant who dared to step out of line would be outed and
humiliated and forced to make a public choice - God, or sin. And
Zeke knew that choice all too well because he was doing a lifetime
penance for his own crimes of passion. His wife, Olivia, shared the
burden of this secret, as well as the penance. She knew her place,
and expected her daughter to also tow the line without complaint.
That Grace had strayed so far down the wrong path was a source of
continual embarrassment for the church and for Olivia herself. She
was ready to do anything to set the course straight again. These
fragile houses of cards began to crumble when a strange, exotic
beauty named Lauren Olsen came into Grace's life the minute she
needed her most - the day she accidentally killed Mike's pregnant
wife, Debbie. It will be the first domino to fall that unearths all
the dirty little secrets that had haunted them all. Best selling
author Marie D. Jones provides the forward for "Dirty Little
Secrets," a story that takes an unflinching look at the shame and
self-destruction caused by sexual abuse and religious extremism.
Though this 19-year old's dramatic coming of age, we are reminded
that we are born with a very strong will to survive despite our
darkest circumstances. 10% of all sales will be donated to RAINN,
The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2011 |
First published: |
February 2011 |
Authors: |
Ginger Voight
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
262 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4609-0516-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4609-0516-4 |
Barcode: |
9781460905166 |
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