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The Shade of My Own Tree by Sheila Williams
Rating:
 PENS!!!!
Getting Your
Identity Back
Sheila
Williams has come back at us with, The Shade of My Own Tree.
Domestic abuse is something that not every woman or man has a
chance to walk away from. If they are lucky to do so, starting
over may not be as easy as they envisioned. Will they be able to
make it? Be able to stay strong and not go back to the
abuser? Opal Sullivan made that choice to walk away and start over
before it was too late. This is her journey to reclaiming her
identity.
What seems to be a
trend in William's stories, you meet a rainbow of characters. From the
eccentric Bette Smith, the adventurous vampire slaying Troy, the moving rag
mat dog Bear, to the mysterious woman in black living in the coach house.
One big step for Opal, after leaving her husband, Ted, was finding a place
of her own. That came in an old Victorian by the river, that looked as if it
had seen better days. Like Opal, the house and its occupants, were on a road
of discoveries and second chances. Opal rediscovers her passion for
painting, and love where she least expected.
There were times when
the story lulled, but Ms. Williams has a way with words that keeps you
tugging on. This is a great story of people learning to lean on each other
and ask for the help that they thought they would never receive. Thus
reclaiming themselves.
Jacki
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