Redemption
One Woman's Dream to Overcome Oppression: Find Family, Love, and Forgiveness
by Carolyn P. Hartley
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Pub Date Nov 27 2019 | Archive Date Jun 30 2021
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Description
Greed is invisible until you see the damage it inflicts on innocent children. Redemption: One Woman's Dream to Overcome Oppression, Find Family, Love, and Forgiveness exposes raw images of families caught between social lines when federal funds, intended to trickle down from corporate landowners never makes it into the hands of tenant farmers. When agriculture was the bedrock of the American economy, families, suddenly penniless lost nearly everything in historic floods, bank failures, political and social annihilation. But at their core, one family would not let catastrophes defeat them.
Adele Christina Dawson, the oldest stepchild of an imbittered farmer, is suddenly thrust into adulthood when her mother dies giving birth to a 10th child. At 15 years of age, Adele is the blended family’s only hope to keep the family intact, raise the infant, tend to her stepsisters, and become the teen matriarch. But Adele has other plans. She wants an education, and a life beyond poverty. She remembers her life as the young daughter of a once-wealthy coal owner, and she intends to find a way back to West Virginia, despite her stepsister’s efforts to keep her from leaving. The more intentional she becomes, the more she learns she is living with a man who knows the real story behind her father’s death.
“Beautifully written.” “Engaging from page one.”
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Featured Reviews
Lacy S, Reviewer
This book paints a clear picture of the historical times and situations. Intellectual while heartwarming.
Sally M, Reviewer
4 stars, Haunting Story
REDEMPTION by Caroly P. Hartley
Adele "Delly" Dawson is a 15-year old girl who is struggling in the depression after her beloved mother dies in childbirth, finally giving her husband his coveted son. Her horrible step-father August Beck has tried several times to get rid of Delly, but Delly isn't afraid of him and continues to keep the house running, with the many, many 1/2 sisters and the newborn baby 1/2 brother. Every day is a struggle for Delly, but she has bigger plans, her momma wanted her to go back to West Virginia, where her Dawson family still remains.
Highly recommend it, it's a haunting story of a young girl coming into her own.
Much appreciation to #netgalley #jmerrillpress for the complimentary copy of #redemption set in #blueridgecountry I was under no obligation to post a review.
Sherry W, Reviewer
Great book about a family going through the depression. They suffered floods, hunger, death, abuse and much more. The historical aspect is spot on and the characters are either lovable or persons you have to hate. The main character is Adele and she is very close to her mother who she loses giving birth to her tenth child. Adele now takes care of her brother and sisters and she finds out that her step father had done a horrible thing and she wantS to correct it herself. I highly recommend this book to who who enjoys historical fiction.
Thanks to Net Galley for allowing me to read this arc for my honest review.
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