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Run or Die
..".In Aya's usual style, Run or Die is uncompromising in its subject matter. Threads of violence and racism interweave a stellar plot... If you like true-to-life dramas, you will love this." Brenda Nettleship, Sheffield, England Life had never been easy for Jaz Wheeler. When love touched her world only to be snatched away, emptiness settled around her heart. She barely cared enough to keep body and soul together until she landed on Hawk Hill and the Hopewell Farm. Somehow, the isolated farm caught her by the heart strings. Aretha Hopewell, a bitter black woman, loves her farm, but doesn't like whites in general and isn't pleased that her mother talked her into hiring Jaz. In spite of their differences, love for the land and the animals hold both women to Hopewell Farm. Six men are determined to run the women off Hopewell farm, or to kill them. The ultimatum to run or die only strengthens Jaz's resolve to fight. How will they survive the vicious assaults when the sheriff can't find a way to stop the men, and the town turns a blind eye?
254 pages, Paperback
First published June 28, 2014
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About the author
Aya Walksfar
33 books17 followersBorn in a rougher section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (and there were several of those areas when I was growing up. I hear they’ve cleaned Pittsburgh up very nicely, now. Haven’t been back in many years.) I soon learned how to make myself invisible. If you tend to be on the smaller side, this is a very good talent. As a result, I got to observe people in their myriad of attitudes and emotions.
They fascinated me.
In self-defense against loneliness, I learned to read very early, and to write. My first story was written in pencil on those tablets for little kids with huge spaces between lines. It was a story about a lost dog. Do you ever forget your first?
Ever since that day, I have been creating alternate realities.
Fortunately, my life has been anything except traditional, and therefore, I have never run out of stories to tell.
I lived on the road for several years, was homeless a few times, have worked non-traditional jobs (and a very few traditional jobs), and have walked many dark roads and city streets.
Currently, I live on a 12 acre wildlife/wild bird/indigenous plant habitat that my wife of 25 years and I have created. During a single year, we host over 68 different species of birds, and many different animals.
When I am not either reading or writing, I love to hike, take photographs, work with my dogs, tend the land, horseback ride, travel, learn new things, and recently, I acquired a motorcycle, so I am having a great deal of fun learning to ride.
Whenever I have the opportunity, I also search for the perfect chocolate. There are many good chocolates in the world, but I am convinced that there is a “perfect one”. Have to eat a lot of chocolates while I am researching!
They fascinated me.
In self-defense against loneliness, I learned to read very early, and to write. My first story was written in pencil on those tablets for little kids with huge spaces between lines. It was a story about a lost dog. Do you ever forget your first?
Ever since that day, I have been creating alternate realities.
Fortunately, my life has been anything except traditional, and therefore, I have never run out of stories to tell.
I lived on the road for several years, was homeless a few times, have worked non-traditional jobs (and a very few traditional jobs), and have walked many dark roads and city streets.
Currently, I live on a 12 acre wildlife/wild bird/indigenous plant habitat that my wife of 25 years and I have created. During a single year, we host over 68 different species of birds, and many different animals.
When I am not either reading or writing, I love to hike, take photographs, work with my dogs, tend the land, horseback ride, travel, learn new things, and recently, I acquired a motorcycle, so I am having a great deal of fun learning to ride.
Whenever I have the opportunity, I also search for the perfect chocolate. There are many good chocolates in the world, but I am convinced that there is a “perfect one”. Have to eat a lot of chocolates while I am researching!
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September 22, 2014
Another really good book by this author. Thought provoking about the injustices of bigotry and racism, and the ray of sunshine that there are people "out there" willing to accept, love, and help others even though their lifestyles are unlike their own. Well done.
March 5, 2015
I accepted this book with hesitancy. I was unsure if I would like the storyline, but I decided to give it a try since I love reading Aya Walksfar’s other books. I am happy to say that I enjoyed this book as much as her other books. Run or Die is about the touchy topic of racism. It will make you angry then make you cry. But in the end, it will leave you with a smile on your face. Another great book by a great author.
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