Amber: The Daughter Recap, Info & Chapter 1
AMBER
THE DAUGHTER
Sadie Beckenridge
This book is dedicated to the survivors.
A special thank you to Shirley, Ruth, and Abbie, as well as all the others who have inspired and uplifted me.
Amber was born in the early spring of the 1970s, in Hamptonville. She is the daughter of Morgan Mitchell and David Lightenbock. It is said that no one remembers anything before their birth and after their death. Amber cannot remember anything in her life before the age of three. She has been told of occurrences and events in the family’s lives that led up to the beginning of her story.
LIST OF CHARACTERS:
Amber Main Character
Morgan Mitchell Mother
David Lightenbock Father
Harold & Vicky Mitchell Grandparents
Clarabelle Great Grandmother
Charlie & Birdie Lightenbock Grandparents
Marie Father’s Girlfriend
Kelly ½ Sister
Tony Brother-in-law
Brian ½ Brother
Adam Kelly &Brian’s Father
Michael 1st Stepfather
George & Edna Michael’s Parents
Lisa & Nicole Mother’s Friends
William Mother’s Fiancé
Martin & Lucy Neighbors
Lance 2nd Stepfather
Jack Mother’s Boyfriend
Barry Best friend/Bully
Mitch 3rd Stepfather
Breanna Friend/Family
Brandon 4th Stepfather
Daniel (Danny) 1st Husband
Patsy & Walter Daniel’s parents
Ralph & Trudy Daniel’s Grandparents
Grace Daughter (Daniel)
Zeke 2nd Husband
Nolan Son (Zeke)
Luke Son-in-law
CHAPTER 1
To understand the foundation of one’s story, it may be best to look at the people who have contributed to their creation. Amber has two very different sets of grandparents. One set lives a wealthy lifestyle where the other lives among the middle-class.
Amber’s maternal grandparents were Harold and Vicky Mitchell who lived the life everyone desired. It appeared they had everything money could buy. They were private people who did not air their dirty laundry in public. One had to be within the inner circle to be told the family secrets that haunted many.
Amber’s mother grew up in this family of lies, manipulation, abuse, and secrets. Long into adulthood Morgan continues to suffer from these dreadful experiences and has transferred them to her three children and six husbands.
Amber’s paternal grandparents were Charlie and Birdie Lightenbock. The Lightenbock family were middle-class farmers who lived the simple life. They were respected and proud of their heritage and were well known within the farming community. Amber is uncertain what type of daunting secrets might be embedded within this family since she had been separated from them since the age of five.
Amber’s father, David Lightenbock, is her mother’s second husband. David had the traits of an outsider and a loner. He has very few friends and trusts even less people in his life. He had addiction problems and could be abusive. David was tired of living the farmers’ life and had bigger dreams he wanted to pursue. Hamptonville was an up-and-coming little city offering greater employment opportunities. He ended up isolating his family by moving them far from their hometown.
The stress of disconnection from Morgan’s extended family was taking its toll. Amber’s parents began to fight all the time, causing the relationship to unravel. David started to drink heavily and became a public nuisance. One late evening in the summer, the neighbors overheard disconcerting noises coming from David and Morgan’s townhouse and called the police. David was placed in handcuffs and taken away. This occurrence has been burned into Amber’s memory. The family did not live in Hamptonville long afterward. Within a few days, her mother had all their belongings packed and was waiting for Harold and Vicky’s arrival to take them back home. At the age of two, Amber was already facing the possibility of having divorced parents.
Amber does not remember the move or how long they lived with her grandparents. It was if they were visiting Harold and Vicky one day and then living in another location the next. Her mother began dating a man named Michael before her divorce even became final. To Amber, Michael was her mother’s good friend who lived life to the fullest.
A year later, Amber’s father showed up unannounced for her third birthday. He had brought along another woman. David tried to make the most of his visit. He would be the one to tell his daughter that her mother and father were getting a divorce. Amber remembers the short visit to her grandparents’ farm and going shopping with her father and brother, Brian. The other woman left no lasting impression on Amber. David took his daughter home, dropped her off, and said goodbye for the last time.
THE DAUGHTER
Sadie Beckenridge
This book is dedicated to the survivors.
A special thank you to Shirley, Ruth, and Abbie, as well as all the others who have inspired and uplifted me.
Amber was born in the early spring of the 1970s, in Hamptonville. She is the daughter of Morgan Mitchell and David Lightenbock. It is said that no one remembers anything before their birth and after their death. Amber cannot remember anything in her life before the age of three. She has been told of occurrences and events in the family’s lives that led up to the beginning of her story.
LIST OF CHARACTERS:
Amber Main Character
Morgan Mitchell Mother
David Lightenbock Father
Harold & Vicky Mitchell Grandparents
Clarabelle Great Grandmother
Charlie & Birdie Lightenbock Grandparents
Marie Father’s Girlfriend
Kelly ½ Sister
Tony Brother-in-law
Brian ½ Brother
Adam Kelly &Brian’s Father
Michael 1st Stepfather
George & Edna Michael’s Parents
Lisa & Nicole Mother’s Friends
William Mother’s Fiancé
Martin & Lucy Neighbors
Lance 2nd Stepfather
Jack Mother’s Boyfriend
Barry Best friend/Bully
Mitch 3rd Stepfather
Breanna Friend/Family
Brandon 4th Stepfather
Daniel (Danny) 1st Husband
Patsy & Walter Daniel’s parents
Ralph & Trudy Daniel’s Grandparents
Grace Daughter (Daniel)
Zeke 2nd Husband
Nolan Son (Zeke)
Luke Son-in-law
CHAPTER 1
To understand the foundation of one’s story, it may be best to look at the people who have contributed to their creation. Amber has two very different sets of grandparents. One set lives a wealthy lifestyle where the other lives among the middle-class.
Amber’s maternal grandparents were Harold and Vicky Mitchell who lived the life everyone desired. It appeared they had everything money could buy. They were private people who did not air their dirty laundry in public. One had to be within the inner circle to be told the family secrets that haunted many.
Amber’s mother grew up in this family of lies, manipulation, abuse, and secrets. Long into adulthood Morgan continues to suffer from these dreadful experiences and has transferred them to her three children and six husbands.
Amber’s paternal grandparents were Charlie and Birdie Lightenbock. The Lightenbock family were middle-class farmers who lived the simple life. They were respected and proud of their heritage and were well known within the farming community. Amber is uncertain what type of daunting secrets might be embedded within this family since she had been separated from them since the age of five.
Amber’s father, David Lightenbock, is her mother’s second husband. David had the traits of an outsider and a loner. He has very few friends and trusts even less people in his life. He had addiction problems and could be abusive. David was tired of living the farmers’ life and had bigger dreams he wanted to pursue. Hamptonville was an up-and-coming little city offering greater employment opportunities. He ended up isolating his family by moving them far from their hometown.
The stress of disconnection from Morgan’s extended family was taking its toll. Amber’s parents began to fight all the time, causing the relationship to unravel. David started to drink heavily and became a public nuisance. One late evening in the summer, the neighbors overheard disconcerting noises coming from David and Morgan’s townhouse and called the police. David was placed in handcuffs and taken away. This occurrence has been burned into Amber’s memory. The family did not live in Hamptonville long afterward. Within a few days, her mother had all their belongings packed and was waiting for Harold and Vicky’s arrival to take them back home. At the age of two, Amber was already facing the possibility of having divorced parents.
Amber does not remember the move or how long they lived with her grandparents. It was if they were visiting Harold and Vicky one day and then living in another location the next. Her mother began dating a man named Michael before her divorce even became final. To Amber, Michael was her mother’s good friend who lived life to the fullest.
A year later, Amber’s father showed up unannounced for her third birthday. He had brought along another woman. David tried to make the most of his visit. He would be the one to tell his daughter that her mother and father were getting a divorce. Amber remembers the short visit to her grandparents’ farm and going shopping with her father and brother, Brian. The other woman left no lasting impression on Amber. David took his daughter home, dropped her off, and said goodbye for the last time.
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