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Penmanship
Anna Parrish
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"Jamie"
Jamie
A Christian novel by: Anna Parrish
"I'm real good at pretending, Mom. I learned real early." He whispered, "I'm here and I do what they want, but I'm empty inside. They won't leave me alone. Every time I find a path, they take it away."
It was only when he was alone that he could stop pretending. It was only when he was alone that he allowed his real self to show through. His eyes, when they went toward the window, had no life in them.When Jamie was seven, his mother died. His father didn't want him. He was shoved from foster home to foster home, suffering mental, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. He was rescued and sent to a special school but even there, he wasn't safe. Through it all, Jamie tried desperately to hold on to God. Sometimes, it was difficult, but God never let him go. God's love never disappeared.
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"Honor Unbound" 
This story takes place in London, late 1990's. It is the struggle of a young man to rise from his poverty. Death and injury await him but he clings to the hope that he can rise above his childhood.
Blurb:
Knight sat down in a chair and looked straight at Riley. "Now, then... Parker tells me you showed up at the cottage."
"You don't need to ask all these bloody, stupid questions."
"I beg your pardon?"
"Just get it over with, will ya?" Riley said sharply.
"Riley..." Knight began.
"Look, I stole his car. I know I did wrong. I admit it...okay? Just call the coppers and get it over with and shut ya bleedin' trap."
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