Carrie Cathers, a child welfare worker, has been frantically
searching for six-year-old Paula Thompson for a month. She knows in
the deepest part of her soul, bi-racial Paula is in grave danger,
living with her abused mother and racist step-father. Then there is
the matter of twelve-year-old Darren Oglesby, one of many forlorn
children living in the section of the city known as "the hole,"
where hope dares not venture. Compromised with birth defects, the
street life beckons to usurp him, as Carrie struggles to provide
him with alternatives. Taking her to a breaking point is the
torturous death of four-year-old Dallas Crenshaw, a child that
slipped through the cracks of the bureaucracy and her fingers. Need
I mention the fate of Bart Ferris, born to an intellectually
challenged mother, claiming she was impregnated during an illegal
after-hours joint's voodoo ceremony, when in reality she was raped
during a drunken episode? Our heroine of maltreated children
returns home nightly to a loving husband, who simply doesn't
understand why she feels compelled to dedicate her entire life to
this profession. He is often stymied how to emotionally support
her, when all he wants is for her to quit and stay home. Following
her retirement after forty years, Carrie Cathers explores making a
critical life-changing decision. This book explores the innate
realities of the impact of child welfare work upon our heroine. It
provides a raw accounting of child abuse and neglect. This book is
not for the faint-hearted as it contains violence, harsh language
and difficult sexual scenes. Will Carrie Cathers survive physically
and/or emotionally the toll and ravages of her chosen profession?
Will she find personal peace? For the Love of Carrie will take the
reader places they never imagined existed.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Jill a. Sanders
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
356 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4848-4695-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4848-4695-8 |
Barcode: |
9781484846957 |
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