Home for the Friendless: Finding Hope, Love, and Family
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Betty Auchard | ISBN: | 9781311445452 |
| Publisher: | Betty Auchard | Publication: | January 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Betty Auchard |
| ISBN: | 9781311445452 |
| Publisher: | Betty Auchard |
| Publication: | January 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The eldest of three in an unconventional family making their way through The Great Depression, Betty narrates this humorous and poignant recollection. Although poor in possessions, Betty's family leads a life so rich in turmoil that it rivals today's sitcoms.
Betty's young parents tie and untie the marital knot three times amidst a string of separations. When relatives become too weary to keep the children, Betty and her siblings are dropped off at The Home for the Friendless where they enjoy three meals a day, indoor plumbing, a grassy playground, and plenty of holiday parties.
When the family reunites two years later, the roller coaster resumes as they move many times across two states, proving that love overcomes all and that normal isn't always better.
FREE Bonus Excerpt from Betty Auchard's Dancing in my Nightgown at the end of this ebook!
The eldest of three in an unconventional family making their way through The Great Depression, Betty narrates this humorous and poignant recollection. Although poor in possessions, Betty's family leads a life so rich in turmoil that it rivals today's sitcoms.
Betty's young parents tie and untie the marital knot three times amidst a string of separations. When relatives become too weary to keep the children, Betty and her siblings are dropped off at The Home for the Friendless where they enjoy three meals a day, indoor plumbing, a grassy playground, and plenty of holiday parties.
When the family reunites two years later, the roller coaster resumes as they move many times across two states, proving that love overcomes all and that normal isn't always better.
FREE Bonus Excerpt from Betty Auchard's Dancing in my Nightgown at the end of this ebook!
