Diane Wild
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English
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Mary cannot wait to leave her childhood home where her drunken and abusive father vents his rage on his family. When Mary marries Tommy she knows her dreams have come true and she feels safe and happy for the first time in her life. As the family grows, Mary looks forward to a rosy future. Fate soon intervenes and throws the little family into turmoil as poverty lurks at their door. Desperate, Mary is forced to give up her daughter, Ellen, into the...
2) Full Circle
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English
Description
At the age of ninety-four, Louise is left with only her memories and plenty of time to reflect on her life. She sits in her chair and her mind drifts back to 1816, when she was only seven years old. As a child, Louise knew that her mother did her best to protect the children from her father's violent rages. She did not always succeed. And when her drunken father suddenly dies, the penniless family is cast into the streets. Taking with them only what...