As Paddy left for Dublin, a strange feeling came over Cate; for the first time in her life, she was actually scared. She told her daughter to watch over the other children while she went out to take a meal to Mr. McClary. Cate knocked on his door, waited, and then noticed the light was on under the door. She knocked harder this time until she felt something hard hit the back of her head. On the second blow, she fell to the ground. She raised her head and tried to make out the image of the person standing above her. As days passed, Paddy knew what he had to do. "Maureen, come help your da with the bed." Paddy took the bed apart piece by piece and put it in his large truck. Maureen's tears fell down her face as each post came down. She remembered her ma, the times she snuggled with her, and the comfort she felt just being next to her. As Paddy finished each piece, he held back his anger for the one that killed his precious Cate. As Paddy and Maureen arrived at Weston, they were greeted by Lady Emily Weston. The bed was sold to her and she requested that Maureen accompany her dad on the journey. Emily first met Maureen when she walked into the furniture store and heard the young girl crying. Little did Emily know that this girl would make such a change in her life!
Father O'Malley pulled up a chair and sat close to Anna. As he pressed his lips together Anna's heart started to race. Something was wrong, very wrong. The next few minutes would be with her for the rest of her life. As she heard Father O'Malley said, "There's been a plane crash." From that moment, Anna Abbot's life changed as she learned her parents were both died in the crash. In other parts of the state of State Carolina, Michael Bennett and Ragan Carter are given the same tragic news. Susan Hudson Chellis has revisited, The Kitchen Table to bring you her coming-of-age novel, Searching for a Home. As sixteen-year-old Anna moves into her aunt's home who has an abusive husband. While Ragan searches for love only to find herself pregnant at nineteen and at the mercy of her selfish grandmother. Michael, the oldest of the three, decides to go to law school, while he is searching for information about his parents only to discover a life-altering secret about his father. As each character struggles to find a place to call home.
Father O'Malley pulled up a chair and sat close to Anna. As he pressed his lips together, Anna's heart started to race. Something was wrong, very wrong. The next few minutes would be with her the rest of her life, and she recalled every word of what Father O'Malley said as though she were having a terrible dream. 'There's been a plane crash.' From that moment, Anna's Abbott's life is changed forever as she learns the devastating truth that her parents have been killed in a plane crash. In other parts of the state of South Carolina, Michael Bennett and Ragan Carter are given the same tragic news. The Kitchen Table is Susan Chellis's coming-of-age novel, which follows Anna, Michael, and Ragan on a search for belonging. But each character is faced with more than just the heartbreaking loss of their parents. Sixteen-year-old Anna is living with her abusive uncle and an aunt who doesn't believe her, while Ragan searches for love and finds herself pregnant at nineteen and at the mercy of her selfish grandmother. Michael tries to move on and decides to go to law school, only to discover a life-altering secret about his father. All three lives intersect on their path toward home as each character finds peace at their kitchen table. For readers who enjoy romance, drama, and hope, this a novel that will move you and touch your heart.
Father O'Malley pulled up a chair and sat close to Anna. As he pressed his lips together, Anna's heart started to race. Something was wrong, very wrong. The next few minutes would be with her the rest of her life, and she recalled every word of what Father O'Malley said as though she were having a terrible dream. 'There's been a plane crash.' From that moment, Anna's Abbott's life is changed forever as she learns the devastating truth that her parents have been killed in a plane crash. In other parts of the state of South Carolina, Michael Bennett and Ragan Carter are given the same tragic news. The Kitchen Table is Susan Chellis's coming-of-age novel, which follows Anna, Michael, and Ragan on a search for belonging. But each character is faced with more than just the heartbreaking loss of their parents. Sixteen-year-old Anna is living with her abusive uncle and an aunt who doesn't believe her, while Ragan searches for love and finds herself pregnant at nineteen and at the mercy of her selfish grandmother. Michael tries to move on and decides to go to law school, only to discover a life-altering secret about his father. All three lives intersect on their path toward home as each character finds peace at their kitchen table. For readers who enjoy romance, drama, and hope, this a novel that will move you and touch your heart.
As Paddy left for Dublin, a strange feeling came over Cate; for the first time in her life, she was actually scared. She told her daughter to watch over the other children while she went out to take a meal to Mr. McClary. Cate knocked on his door, waited, and then noticed the light was on under the door. She knocked harder this time until she felt something hard hit the back of her head. On the second blow, she fell to the ground. She raised her head and tried to make out the image of the person standing above her. As days passed, Paddy knew what he had to do. "Maureen, come help your da with the bed." Paddy took the bed apart piece by piece and put it in his large truck. Maureen's tears fell down her face as each post came down. She remembered her ma, the times she snuggled with her, and the comfort she felt just being next to her. As Paddy finished each piece, he held back his anger for the one that killed his precious Cate. As Paddy and Maureen arrived at Weston, they were greeted by Lady Emily Weston. The bed was sold to her and she requested that Maureen accompany her dad on the journey. Emily first met Maureen when she walked into the furniture store and heard the young girl crying. Little did Emily know that this girl would make such a change in her life!
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