Series: Let Me Go #1Release date: July 5th 2013
Publisher: SmArt Group Consulting, LLC
Purchase: Amazon
Average Rating: 4.27
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
A
scarlet dragonfly tattoo—meant to be a beautiful, family mark of
freedom, but instead
becomes a prophetic brand for those who wear it, to forever be
suffering. Wounded and broken, they find themselves flittering back into
the cycle of abuse that relentlessly clings to their family, a reality
they can never seem to escape.
One
mother and her daughters, bound by blood—torn apart by abuse. They
begin their lives intertwined but are forced to fight for their
survivals separately, struggling to hide their fear and undeserved shame
from each other and the world. One of these women finds herself
trapped—alone—and she battles to survive the terrifying darkness. With
long hours of nothing to do but wait in fear, she grapples through her
obscure dreams and memories of the past, sorting which memory belongs to
whom: physically harmed,
mentally damaged, raped, sexually abused, an unwanted pregnancy… and
even the vivid memory of a dangerous dance with death in a last attempt
to escape the shambles and horrors of a seemingly unchangeable
situation.
Twin
sisters, Gabriella and Olivia, dive blindly—and much too early—into
adulthood. They are soon followed by their younger sister, Emma, all
running from a not-so-idyllic past; chasing the happiness they believe
they will find, by abandoning their childhoods to be “grown-up” and
start their own lives.
Deeply
evocative, Let Me Go is a coming-of-age story: the struggles of one
mother and her daughters trying to survive life—marred by abuse and
misplaced blame—and their need to reach peace, forgiveness, and
reconciliation.
*REVIEW TO COME*
About the Author
L.L.
Akers is a married mother of: one very intelligent and handsome tween, a
chubby beagle who looks like a mini-cow, and a deranged terrier, as
well as five very elegant Koi fish, a herd of tiny but boastful lizards
and dozens of obnoxiously loud, but beautiful frogs. She left a
twelve-year career in the human resource arena—and eventually dipped
her toes into the world of writing: beginning with
proofreading/beta-reading, and content-editing while contemplating
writing her own novel. She has made huge efforts (and progress) at
becoming a professional recluse; happy to hang out in her pajamas all
day with just her laptop, iPad, Burt’s Bees lip balm and posse of
creatures. Regardless of her recent self-isolation from the world, she
can still be lured outside for brief moments by the scent of freshly
mowed grass and a bowl full of cherries. Let Me Go is her first novel.
Very pretty cover! Sounds like a tough but inspiring read.
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