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The Branded Ones
Beneath a façade of palm trees and sunshine, homelessness and addiction are bubbling to the surface.
It can be hard to shake the brands others place on you; Derek, currently homeless, knows this better than most. How can a person with nowhere to hide be so invisible? A chance meeting along the waterfront with new mum Jess ignites in him a flicker of hope.
Meanwhile, 17-year-old Melissa has a new boyfriend. Her best friend hates his guts but won't say why.
Melissa and Jess soon find themselves drawn into a challenging battle for reconciliation between their friends. With their help, painful truths from the past stand a chance of release, and a family the gift of restoration.
Told through the eyes of three strangers, Joanna Beresford's 'The Branded Ones' is a poignant story of love, family, relationships and redemption.
It can be hard to shake the brands others place on you; Derek, currently homeless, knows this better than most. How can a person with nowhere to hide be so invisible? A chance meeting along the waterfront with new mum Jess ignites in him a flicker of hope.
Meanwhile, 17-year-old Melissa has a new boyfriend. Her best friend hates his guts but won't say why.
Melissa and Jess soon find themselves drawn into a challenging battle for reconciliation between their friends. With their help, painful truths from the past stand a chance of release, and a family the gift of restoration.
Told through the eyes of three strangers, Joanna Beresford's 'The Branded Ones' is a poignant story of love, family, relationships and redemption.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 5, 2021
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September 22, 2021
The Branded Ones follows the intertwining stories of three strangers: 17-year-old Melissa has a controversial new boyfriend, twenty-something Jess is struggling with post-partum depression, and Derek, in his forties and homeless. These characters' lives play out along the shores of Shorncliffe and Redcliffe.
Joanna Beresford seamlessly conveys the complexities and nuances of relationships, homelessness, addiction, and mental health. Her characters and settings are rich and multidimensional. Despite its subject matter, this book is a gentle read — a love letter to people who feel unseen: teenagers, stay-at-home mums, and people on the fringe of society.
This book would appeal to both adolescent and adult readers, especially fans of Lianne Moriarty.
Joanna Beresford seamlessly conveys the complexities and nuances of relationships, homelessness, addiction, and mental health. Her characters and settings are rich and multidimensional. Despite its subject matter, this book is a gentle read — a love letter to people who feel unseen: teenagers, stay-at-home mums, and people on the fringe of society.
This book would appeal to both adolescent and adult readers, especially fans of Lianne Moriarty.
February 5, 2022
A coming of age drama experienced by three families suffering the effects of abandonment issues. Through the interweaving of those families, and extensions of, a story unravels about the lives of the characters coming to terms with love, loss and identity.
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