Story of a girl's troubled childhood and coming of age.
A heart wrenching true story about growing up and coming of age under trying circumstances. Young Tina is forced to raise herself and her brother in Baltimore city while discovering how love changes your life forever. Told in a fashion that places you in the setting and brings your own life into perspective. Visit the places around the world as Tina joins the military on the run from the very thing that holds her a prisoner. Another can't put down read.
Excerpt
I don’t remember many hugs and kisses from Betty. I’m not sure exactly why we called our own mother Betty, but we did. Maybe it was because she didn’t really feel like a mother and was way too young when she started having babies to accept motherhood; let alone the responsibility that comes with the title. Really, what does a fifteen year old girl know about being a mother?
I watched the commercial. Just knowing the little I heard of your past experiences leaves me to believe there is a very interesting tale to be told. Many good stories are borne through one's own journey. I must remember to get a copy of this book. I'm sure what you've overcome can be a lesson for another. Oh yea, nice book cover as well.
Join me as we travel together on the road called "Aging." I will be sharing my personal experiences with you and offer ideas on how we can better navigate the complex byways of our older years. Grief, healing, generations, ancestors, and more.
For a time, I perched myself on a flat rock, comparing my life with the Guyandotte River. Just as its tributaries replenish it daily, changing it in some small—sometimes great—degree, so have the day-to-day occurrences of life changed me. Like the ri
