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Fiction Literary

Paper Stones

by (author) Laurie Ray Hill

Publisher
Inanna Publications
Initial publish date
Oct 2020
Category
Literary, Contemporary Women
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771337861
    Publish Date
    Oct 2020
    List Price
    $11.99

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From the moment she holds her baby niece, Rose is on a mission. Terrified that her baby niece will fall victim to the sexual abuse rampant in the family, Rose tells us in her own warm, funny, down-to-earth voice, how she reluctantly agrees to join a therapy group, hoping she can find out how to prevent disaster and see that baby Jenny grows up unharmed. In the group, she meets new friends who will become like family: Josie, who “sees” the future; Tammy, with a suspicious bruise on her neck; good and steady Marg, whose father is threatening to burn down her apartment house; and sweet, grieving, spiritual Sally. Rose’s own chronic problem, she confesses, is picking wrong men. Josie finds a small magazine picture of a little town in northern Ontario. She sees, with her second sight, a resort hotel to be built in this town and a sunnier life for the group. As they begin to take the first painful steps of emotional recovery, an intense fantasy about this unknown town and dream hotel becomes the secret life of the group. Deep friendships evolve as the women help one another through the roller coasters of their recovery process. Despite setbacks, they cling to their dream of moving up north and running their own hotel.

About the author

Laurie Ray Hill is an award-winning playwright and debut novelist. Her day job is in Vision Loss Rehabilitation, supporting people with vision loss to grasp and to navigate their worlds. She lives with her husband in rural Ontario, in Brighton, and enjoys nature, lots of family, close-knit community, and seeking the other kind of vision that comes out in writing.

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