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Growing Wishbones
""Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be."
~Clementine Paddleford
We all have secrets. Some keep secrets to protect others, while most of us keep secrets to protect ourselves.
Jodi can't figure out why she's always felt different. Maybe it's because she's being raised in a conservative Midwestern town by a single mother and has no idea who her father is. Or maybe it's something else entirely. Her mother tries to give Jodi the best life she can while working the night shift as a nurse. Jodi lacks nothing, including fatherly support from her beloved Uncle Teddy, but she longs to know the identity of her real father. As she embarks on her own nursing career, Jodi begins to understand what makes her different and realizes the true meaning of family.
Melanie's family seems perfect to the outsider, but behind the walls of her suburban Florida home she endures life with an abusive father. Her cries for help go unnoticed until she escapes by marrying a good-natured young businessman. But marital bliss can't keep her personal demons at bay as she struggles with the aftershocks of her childhood. Her downward spiral is interrupted by a lifelong friend and Melanie discovers things she never thought possible.
~Clementine Paddleford
We all have secrets. Some keep secrets to protect others, while most of us keep secrets to protect ourselves.
Jodi can't figure out why she's always felt different. Maybe it's because she's being raised in a conservative Midwestern town by a single mother and has no idea who her father is. Or maybe it's something else entirely. Her mother tries to give Jodi the best life she can while working the night shift as a nurse. Jodi lacks nothing, including fatherly support from her beloved Uncle Teddy, but she longs to know the identity of her real father. As she embarks on her own nursing career, Jodi begins to understand what makes her different and realizes the true meaning of family.
Melanie's family seems perfect to the outsider, but behind the walls of her suburban Florida home she endures life with an abusive father. Her cries for help go unnoticed until she escapes by marrying a good-natured young businessman. But marital bliss can't keep her personal demons at bay as she struggles with the aftershocks of her childhood. Her downward spiral is interrupted by a lifelong friend and Melanie discovers things she never thought possible.
336 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 22, 2012
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About the author
T.J. Askren
4 books4 followersTJ Askren drinks too much coffee, obsessively collects notebooks and pens and is happiest when she is cruising a long winding road on her motorcycle.
She was raised in Cincinnati, OH and graduated with a Bachelors of Nursing from the Ohio State University. She has been a critical care/emergency RN for 27 years. She has published short stories in "Frighten the Horses" and "Common Lives."
TJ can be found writing in coffeehouses in Ashland, Oregon.
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August 1, 2012
Loved it. This is a moving and emotional life journey of two women. The characters are well developed and the author did a great job interweaving and introducing new characters throughout the book. Every reader will be able to relate to one issue or another that the women face. This tale is about the simple yet important things in life; family, love, trust, and truth. You too will love this book.
July 28, 2012
Unfortunately, I really cannot find much good to say. This book is a complete mess. The author attempted to show us the differences in the lives of the two main characters, but the story got sidetracked by so many peripheral characters and issues that it was just too much. In addition, there were several grammatical errors and typos. Sorry, but this one only gets 1 star.
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