Thorns and Roses

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  (Not Yet Rated) Author: Ralph Parker
Audio Length: 7 hours and 54 min.
Release Date: 10/19/2009
Narrator: Andy Holten
Format: Abridged

Everyone was soaked to the skin. Holding onto one another, the victims struggled against the wind and flying debris to reach the shelter. Hannah Pierson has faced much more than hurricanes. As a young widowed mother of eight, Hannah must face the struggles of the depression and the horrors of two world wars as well as the uprooting of her entire family in her quest to find peace and togetherness.

Burdened with the trials and tribulations of making several new starts, Hannah finds comfort and continuity in her faith and her family, which she is constantly afraid of losing. Through it all she keeps the best present her husband ever gave her - a rose bush. Though pricked over and over by the thorns of life, Hannah learns over time to love the moments of beauty and sweetness that blossom despite the troubles.

An historical novel set in the first half of the 20th century, Thorns 'n' Roses shows the comfort that family love can bring and paints a portrait of a strong woman full of perseverance and determination that will carry her through anything.