Birds Without WingsBased on a true story, Birds Without Wings chronicles the memory of eleven-year-old Reesa as she and her three siblings 'Joyce, the voice of reasoning; Pat, the rebel; and Walter, the protector' are propelled into a world of abuse. Their father's love puts them in harm's way. Their stepmother's ignorance and silent frustration imprisons them. Their mother's vulnerabilities bruise their souls and scar their hearts. The ransom for their souls has a price tag that no one can quantify. Their cries are echoes that cannot be heard. They are four helpless birds looking through the windows of their souls, awaiting their way of escape to freedom. |
Contents
Disbelief | 9 |
Academy of Terror | 16 |
Summer of Relief | 28 |
Still Life | 41 |
The Agenda | 48 |
What Friends Are For | 57 |
Submission | 67 |
Reality Check | 77 |
Shes Come Undone | 118 |
Joyce | 130 |
A Way of Escape | 138 |
Payback | 148 |
Saying Goodbye | 153 |
Finding Mother | 159 |
Were Family | 165 |
Healing from the Inside Out | 171 |
Deception | 83 |
The Plot | 91 |
Undercurrent | 101 |
Never Been Kissed | 108 |
Wind Beneath My Wings | 181 |
About the Coauthors | 185 |
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