Gina Holmes
Back of the book:
On the cusp of adulthood, seventeen-year-old Penny Carson
thought she’d found her Prince Charming in farmhand Trent Taylor. With flashy
promises and a handsome face to back them up. Trent was her escape from an
overbearing father and her one-stop-sign town. But Penny’s happily-ever-after
lasts no longer than their breakneck courtship.
Out of options, she resigns herself to the fate of a woman
controlled by a man with no control . . . until a welding accident at work
forces Trent to finally allow Penny to take a job cleaning houses. Here she
meets two women from very different worlds who open up her life to endless
possibilities, teach her to live and laugh again—and lend her their backbones
just long enough for her to find her own.
My thoughts:
Domestic violence is such a difficult subject. Those of us
that have never experienced it have a hard time understanding what keeps
someone in that situation. Why don’t they just leave and get help? Isn’t it as
simple as that?
Gina Holmes delves into the intricacies that are involved in
these complex relationships. Through her written voice you are able to see what
goes on in the mind of not only the perpetrator but also the victim and those
that are trying to help the victim.
Trent is an unlikable person. He’s mean and deceitful when
he is healthy and he’s mean and deceitful when he’s injured. The one trait that
I have to admire about Penny is that she continues to cling to hope that he
will improve, especially after the accident. As the story unfolds and light is
shed on the darkness of their marriage we can begin to see that we’re all
victims of a sin nature just waiting to be set free.
This is an emotion ridden story told by a broken momma to
her son. At times it will make you want to weep and at other times it will make
you want to rage at the injustice of it all. In the end I hope you will come
away with a sense of hope as I did. Some things aren't set right in the way we
deem it to be, but have no doubt about it, in the end all will be justified by
the One who is faithful and true!
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