Read an excerpt, Chapter 1, here:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warmest-december-bernice-l-mcfadden/1101064287?ean=9781617750359
WOW is an understatement!
POWERFUL! GRIPPING! Entering your heart without hesitation, Bernice L. McFadden takes
you through a daughter’s alcoholic family life, from present to past, to present, finding a
forgiveness that tears at your skin, demanding to be there, owning its
residency. A must read for anyone who
takes real literature seriously.
McFadden’s exemplary writing
and compelling story will hold onto you until you turn the last page - I felt
every last word, from beginning to end.
mocking
taunting
come here
go there
listen to the wind
the voice laughs in my face
full blown strength gutting my image
stripping, smearing me the length of the field
no flowers, just spikes sticking out of the ground
you wait for me to appear
you whisper to me sweetly
you soak me up like a sponge
brace yourself, the wind tells me
as I careen around the edges of my fate
laugh, wind, go ahead and laugh!
your thorny nettles settle deep within my skin
quietly I wait
for a tender sound
you pick me up
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