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Heaven's Whispers (Paperback)
Janet Schwind; Illustrated by Suzanne Parada; Sharon Marcano
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R194
Discovery Miles 1 940
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When Alesa sets off on a 500-mile pilgrimage across Spain known as
the Camino de Santiago, she can't yet fully express why she would
undertake such a challenging trek. All she knows is she needs to
get far, far away from her pain and everything she knows ... an
irretrievably broken marriage, a traumatic bout with cancer, a deep
river of depression leaving her little desire to even continue
living and isolating her further from her beloved teenage daughter.
Desperate to reconcile her past and find meaning again, she sells
her business and abandons her life for five weeks to walk the
Camino with just a backpack and a prayer. Little did she know that
something had to die on the journey in order for her to really live
again.
The Wonder Years meets the Sopranos in this story that's based on
the life of the author. It's the 1960's and Angela, and her mother
and brother live in the Maverick Square Housing projects in East
Boston. Times are tough for her single mom, and life in the
projects serve as a colorful backdrop for an interesting childhood.
Memories conjure up nostalgic images of the amusements at Revere
Beach and The Enchanted Village at Jordan Marsh. But other memories
include eating government surplus food, battling head lice and
witnessing a summer tragedy that would be forever etched in her
mind. In the predominantly Catholic neighborhood many of the
Italian immigrant families sent their kids to parochial school
where they were at the mercy of the cruel Sisters of Notre Dame
nuns. Boomers, recovering Catholics, projects kids, and single moms
will love looking back on all the games and traditions that went
with city life. So grab yourself a nice spucky and a can of tonic
and enjoy the read.
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