'Tharon Ann' by
Jennifer Brookins
Anyone who has read Jennifer Brookins ‘Who’s up ‘ on Face
Book will know she is a born writer. Not
surprisingly her life story is one of those gems you can’t put down and I envy
you having it to look forward to.
She speaks with the authentic voice of each age and period
in her life and is at her most
captivating as the gutsy, abused little girl.
Tragedy strikes when her father is killed
in a road accident 3 months before she is born. Her mother can’t find it in her
heart to love her. She is rejected by
her stepfather and while her mother is dying in hospital she is abused by a
family friend.
But T.A. is no victim
and she takes ‘Mr God’ to task when she can’t reconcile the teachings of Jesus
with the racial bigotry in
When her dearest friend Tessie – a little black girl - dies
she appears to T.A. in a vision and tells her ‘there ‘aint no black and white
in Heaven – just love.’ At one time Tessie and her mother Mama are
the only ones to shew Jennifer love and affection. We learn that Tessie dies but not what happened to her and Mama.
Hard edged, spirited fighter though she is Jennifer begins to
lose her way in this period – drink, drugs, four packs of cigarettes a day and
she has a disastrous marriage with the 'Sperm Donor' who leaves her pregnant and
caring for their child Rome and Willy the sperm Donor’s child from another
marriage. She now has to care for three children
as a single Mum
This is the part I had some difficulty with - questioning
some of Mary’s treatment of her devotee but in the end I admit it worked for
Jennifer. An example of her influence is
when Mary told her to have all her teeth extracted but to consult four dental
surgeons first . Jennifer did so and the
consensus was that her teeth needed treatment but extraction wasn’t
necessary. So Jennifer has them all
extracted as she felt this is what Mary wanted.
I have to say Jennifer has the most beautiful smile.
No review could do justice to this book- you have to read it for yourself. Enjoy.
12 comments:
You have made me want to read it, Pat!
Judy: I'm sure you will enjoy it.
I have a feeling my mother might like this book. I'll buy it for her. Thanks for the review.
lovely review of this intriguing j's intriguing story...
This sounds like a terrific ;read;, dear Pat.....I will have to get it....Thanks for the Heads Up!
Wow, what an interesting read.
I am so happy that it has a happy ending.
cheers, parsnip
Joey:
that's a nice thing to do. Let me know what she thinks.
Janine: Wouldn't it be great to have a drink a trois?
Naomi: nothing like a good read is there. I've read it twice. Do let me know what you think of it please.
Parsnip: yea and I believe she is going to do a follow up about her Indian experiences. Can't wait.
Hi Pat. Talking about books I'm still scanning the shelves in W H Smiths for your autobiography, but just cant seem to find it anywhere. . . . .just saying.
Keith:
Re my book - I started doing a final edit about a year ago, made some changes and then found I couldn't find the time and energy to work on it. The thrill had gorn!
I know it is madness to throw away all those years of work and I'm hopeful I'll get my mojo back. I certainly feel inspired after reading Jennifer's book and also keen to give agents and publishers a miss and travel the ebook route. I didn't realise how much time and energy just running a house single handed takes. We'll see:)
Thank you for the recommendation, Pat, I'll keep an eye out for it.
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Scarlet: it is on kindle which is great unless you are reviewing it on an old one where you can't swipe to check on something and have to make copious notes whilst reading it.
It sounds like a great read, Pat, I'm going to pass this along to one of my fave aunts, to cousins, friends.
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