Sharon Armstrong

Sometimes It really does "take a village".Emily Parks finds this out as she tries to navigate life around a dysfunctional home, where she lives with her alcoholic mother, father, and grandmother. She receives the generous help of the Mountain Grove townspeople, as they give her advice, support, and something she has never received before...love. With their help, Emily learns the importance of having a plan to help her escape from the world her parents have created. Emily confides to a neighbor that she doesn't trust men and will probably never marry, but a certain young man named Jonathan may be changing her mind. When Emily's parents leave her in the middle of the night, she must make some quick decisions. Her unusual solution takes everyone in the village by surprise.Meet the often quirky people of Mountain Grove and join Emily and her friends as they find their way in this confusing and often unfair world.While this book deals with the serious matter of child abuse, Sharon Armstrong has given us a novel that is often humorous. Letting the young adults caught up in it know that there is a way out and people who will help them.

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