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Closet Space (Hardcover)
Kathy Lang; Illustrated by Sue Lynn Cotton
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R700
Discovery Miles 7 000
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Honey from a Thorn is told from the alternating viewpoints of two
mothers. Anonymous to one another, their paths intersect through
their adult daughter, Laura. Caught in a conundrum where neither
mother is allowed to claim the exclusive title, both have paid a
price for their maternity. Their sacrifices are revealed as their
stories unfold, offering insights into the hidden costs of secrets
and the joy and pain in human relationships. The reader follows
their convergent courses as Liz, Laura's biological mother,
struggles to discover the fate of her lost child and Carolyn, her
adoptive mother, struggles to hold onto her daughter, challenging
them to define and accept their motherhood.
Inspired by real events that happened when we had, at the same
time, an Australian shepherd name Samantha and a gerbil. The gerbil
somehow got out of his pen and was lost for a couple of days.
Samantha was on Sonya's bed one evening and heard something
scratching around under it. At that time, the girls were big Star
Wars fans, so we had a lot of the spaceships and figurines. From
under the bed, we pulled out the millennium falcon and lo and
behold, the gerbil was in it among all the Start Wars figurines. It
was a hilarious sight to see. And that is how this story came
about...
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