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The Girl in the Rusted Cage
Oh God, Mama. What have I become?
Sixteen-year-old Emily Chandler, eight months pregnant and cradling a broken wrist, wonders who the real monster is as she stands over the bloody body of an unconscious man. She was a normal teenager until a school dance in 1986, when a traumatic event set her on a downward spiral. That was when she met and fell madly in love with a charming but tempestuous 23-year-old named Billy Wilson—but Emily hasn’t told him the complete truth, and Billy has skeletons of his own. Is Billy the knight in shining armor she needs, or just another misstep in her self-destructive path?
Their explosive secrets threaten to tear everything apart as Emily weathers a storm of mounting crises while trying to navigate a system designed to fail her. Forced to marry an abusive tyrant, facing poverty and homelessness, Emily battles for the right to choose her future and that of her child. Will she escape the past or remain a victim forever?
The Girl in the Rusted Cage
Mindi Boston is a novelist residing in Tennessee. Her unique voice and experiences bring raw emotion and a personal depth to her readers as she guides them along Emily’s remarkable journey. For more information, visit www.mindiboston.com.
Sixteen-year-old Emily Chandler, eight months pregnant and cradling a broken wrist, wonders who the real monster is as she stands over the bloody body of an unconscious man. She was a normal teenager until a school dance in 1986, when a traumatic event set her on a downward spiral. That was when she met and fell madly in love with a charming but tempestuous 23-year-old named Billy Wilson—but Emily hasn’t told him the complete truth, and Billy has skeletons of his own. Is Billy the knight in shining armor she needs, or just another misstep in her self-destructive path?
Their explosive secrets threaten to tear everything apart as Emily weathers a storm of mounting crises while trying to navigate a system designed to fail her. Forced to marry an abusive tyrant, facing poverty and homelessness, Emily battles for the right to choose her future and that of her child. Will she escape the past or remain a victim forever?
The Girl in the Rusted Cage
Mindi Boston is a novelist residing in Tennessee. Her unique voice and experiences bring raw emotion and a personal depth to her readers as she guides them along Emily’s remarkable journey. For more information, visit www.mindiboston.com.
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 27, 2024
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Mindi Boston
1 book2 followersMindi Boston is a novelist residing in Tennessee. She employs Hemingway’s sage advice to “simply sit down at the typewriter and bleed,” connecting with her readers on a profound level. Her unique voice and experiences bring raw emotion and a personal depth to her readers as they follow her on a remarkable journey.
Boston is a former freelance writer and journalist, having written professionally for corporations and websites, with her lifestyle work being featured in popular print and online publications. She remains active in her local writing community. In her spare time, she caters to four spoiled dogs, one spoiled husband, and two amazing grown-ups that call her Mom.
Boston is a former freelance writer and journalist, having written professionally for corporations and websites, with her lifestyle work being featured in popular print and online publications. She remains active in her local writing community. In her spare time, she caters to four spoiled dogs, one spoiled husband, and two amazing grown-ups that call her Mom.
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October 25, 2024
I couldn't put this book down. It was both beautiful and heartbreaking.
September 25, 2024
A page turner for sure!
It is a story of heartbreak and self redemption.
It's a story about life and being a winner in the end.
You wonder if Em will make it out of her predicaments, but she always manages.
A gutsy story.
It is a story of heartbreak and self redemption.
It's a story about life and being a winner in the end.
You wonder if Em will make it out of her predicaments, but she always manages.
A gutsy story.
January 31, 2025
A true page-turner… loved this book! Give us more, Mindi Boston!
October 5, 2024
This book grabs you by the heart strings. Mindi Boston is a powerful writer, and this is a great debut novel.
January 27, 2025
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I loved the way it held me to the end. Couldn't wait to see what happened next. What other books?
I loved the way it held me to the end. Couldn't wait to see what happened next. What other books?
October 14, 2025
couldn’t put down
Such a good story! She tells her story so gracefully and well and is so encouraging! Anyone pregnant young should consider reading this!
Such a good story! She tells her story so gracefully and well and is so encouraging! Anyone pregnant young should consider reading this!
September 12, 2024
I read this in one sitting because I simply had to know what Emily’s next step was going to be. The author, Mindi, has poured her heart and soul into Emily and into these pages and it’s clear by how much I loved Emily and how much I cared for her.
This book was heavy. It was a ride. I laughed, I cried, I was angry, I got even angrier, I cried some more, and it was also heartwarming. I have a feeling that Emily’s story will be one that stays with me.
I couldn’t recommend this more, just be warned that it deals with some very heavy topics if you are sensitive to those just prepare yourself.
This book was heavy. It was a ride. I laughed, I cried, I was angry, I got even angrier, I cried some more, and it was also heartwarming. I have a feeling that Emily’s story will be one that stays with me.
I couldn’t recommend this more, just be warned that it deals with some very heavy topics if you are sensitive to those just prepare yourself.
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