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About this Book:
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When three African American sisters, growing up in the Deep South, are forced to live with their abusive aunt, after the death of their parents, they quickly realize they only have each other and God to lean on for support. As they adjust to Aunt Sally’s rules and violent assaults, they quickly learn to decipher which rules applies to them and which rules applies only to Aunt Sally. Aunt Sally instills in them the right things to do, as she carelessly demonstrates the opposite of what she preaches. Resentment quickly manifests among the sisters as Aunt Sally speaks vehemently out of both sides of her mouth. Susan and Helen forgive Aunt Sally on her death bed for the verbal and physical abuse; however Henrietta reluctantly continues to hold a grudge over into her adult life. After countless years of soul searching and praying, the deep rooted words instilled in Henrietta as a child leads her to return to her small hometown. She visits Aunt Sally’s grave, forgives her for her wrong doings, and eventually comprehends the forgiveness she releases toward Aunt Sally is not for Aunt Sally’s restitution, but for her own.
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About the Author:
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I am a new writer who has earned a B.S. in Human Services, a M.A. in Education and an Ed.S in Curriculum Instruction. This led me to explore how emotional and physical scars from early childhood years could impact a person’s life. The parallel lives that the sisters and their aunt lived are still being experienced today through husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, and ministers and congregations. Still I Forgive You is filled with twists and suspense that will leave the reader wanting more.
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