By Michelle Weidenbenner
Publisher: Random Publishing
Published: Jan
4, 2014
ASIN: B00HP3X6R4
Amazon Synopsis:
“Scattered Links is a novel that pulls its characters from the gutters and, in the end, celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit.” A reviewer comment.
Thirteen-year-old Oksana lives on the streets of Russia with her pregnant mama and abusive aunt
—both prostitutes. When Mama swells into labor, Oksana makes a decision to save herself from abandonment, a decision that torments her forever. But her plan fails when her aunt dumps her in an orphanage before she has the chance to say goodbye to her mama or tell her the secret that haunts her.
Scattered Links is a story of family and the consequences that come from never learning how to love. It’s a story of a girl’s inability to bond with her adopted family and the frustrations that follow.
How can a child understand the mechanics of forming a healthy relationship when she never had a mother who answered her cries, held her when she was frightened, fed her when she was hungry, or loved her unconditionally?
Only when the child meets a rescued abused horse, and recognizes the pain in his eyes, does she begin to trust again.
“Scattered Links is a novel that pulls its characters from the gutters and, in the end, celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit.” A reviewer comment.
Thirteen-year-old Oksana lives on the streets of Russia with her pregnant mama and abusive aunt
—both prostitutes. When Mama swells into labor, Oksana makes a decision to save herself from abandonment, a decision that torments her forever. But her plan fails when her aunt dumps her in an orphanage before she has the chance to say goodbye to her mama or tell her the secret that haunts her.
Scattered Links is a story of family and the consequences that come from never learning how to love. It’s a story of a girl’s inability to bond with her adopted family and the frustrations that follow.
How can a child understand the mechanics of forming a healthy relationship when she never had a mother who answered her cries, held her when she was frightened, fed her when she was hungry, or loved her unconditionally?
Only when the child meets a rescued abused horse, and recognizes the pain in his eyes, does she begin to trust again.
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About
the Author:
Michelle
is a fulltime employee of God’s kingdom, writing and encouraging writers every
day. She’s often a sucker for emotional stories, her sensitive side fueling the
passion for her character’s plights, often giving her the ability to show
readers the “other” side of the story.
She
grew up in the burbs of Detroit with five brothers. No sisters. Each time her
mom brought the boy bundle home Michelle cried, certain her mom liked boys
better than girls. But when her brothers pitched in with the cooking, cleaning,
and babysitting—without drama, Michelle discovered having brothers wasn’t so
bad. They even taught her how to take direct criticism without flinching, which
might come in handy with book reviews.
Michelle
is living her dream—writing every day and thanking God for the stories He puts
in her path. When Michelle isn’t writing she’s winning ugly on the tennis
court. She’s known as “Queen of the Rim Shots.” No joke. It’s ugly.
Her
debut novel, Cache a Predator is a geocaching mystery and a #1
Amazon bestseller in the drama and thriller/crime categories.
Scattered
Links (initially titled Love is Just a Word) was the winner of the 2013 Aspiring Writers Competition,
sponsored by Write on Con and The Reading Room. It’s been a #1 Amazon
Bestseller in the Adoption category.
Michelle blogs at Random
Writing Rants where she
teaches and encourages writers how to get published.
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