Author: Anita Ballard-Jones
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1585715077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This work of fiction will take the reader back to 1950 and allow them to live the next thirty-years through the lives of the memorable characters living along Rehoboth Road. The setting is a small town located south of Macon, Georgia. It was a time of the theft of innocence for fifteen year old Elizabeth Turner, the daughter of Rev. John Turner, a prominent Baptise minister. Elizabeth was afraid to tell her parents of her ordeal, but seven months later, she gave birth to her son, Johnny. Rev. Owen Oliver, the guilty, escaped traditional punishment through the secret that was allowed to brew. The events that followed resulted in an earthquake of lies, betrayal and doubts of faith. Meet Sarah, Elizabeth's sister, their mother, Loretha, Rev. Oliver's wife, Thea and their son, Malcolm, who was born three days after Johnny, and last meet the most memorable, Mrs. Collins (MaDear). From the first chapter, REHOBOTH ROAD will grab the reader and won't let them go until the end.
Rehoboth Road
Author: Anita Ballard-Jones
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1585715077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This work of fiction will take the reader back to 1950 and allow them to live the next thirty-years through the lives of the memorable characters living along Rehoboth Road. The setting is a small town located south of Macon, Georgia. It was a time of the theft of innocence for fifteen year old Elizabeth Turner, the daughter of Rev. John Turner, a prominent Baptise minister. Elizabeth was afraid to tell her parents of her ordeal, but seven months later, she gave birth to her son, Johnny. Rev. Owen Oliver, the guilty, escaped traditional punishment through the secret that was allowed to brew. The events that followed resulted in an earthquake of lies, betrayal and doubts of faith. Meet Sarah, Elizabeth's sister, their mother, Loretha, Rev. Oliver's wife, Thea and their son, Malcolm, who was born three days after Johnny, and last meet the most memorable, Mrs. Collins (MaDear). From the first chapter, REHOBOTH ROAD will grab the reader and won't let them go until the end.
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1585715077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This work of fiction will take the reader back to 1950 and allow them to live the next thirty-years through the lives of the memorable characters living along Rehoboth Road. The setting is a small town located south of Macon, Georgia. It was a time of the theft of innocence for fifteen year old Elizabeth Turner, the daughter of Rev. John Turner, a prominent Baptise minister. Elizabeth was afraid to tell her parents of her ordeal, but seven months later, she gave birth to her son, Johnny. Rev. Owen Oliver, the guilty, escaped traditional punishment through the secret that was allowed to brew. The events that followed resulted in an earthquake of lies, betrayal and doubts of faith. Meet Sarah, Elizabeth's sister, their mother, Loretha, Rev. Oliver's wife, Thea and their son, Malcolm, who was born three days after Johnny, and last meet the most memorable, Mrs. Collins (MaDear). From the first chapter, REHOBOTH ROAD will grab the reader and won't let them go until the end.
The Complete Story
Author: Anita Ballard-Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781310719257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Complete Story: Rehoboth Road through The Dancing Willow Tree, is the entire story of the 36 year saga between the Turner family and the Oliver family. It was May 1950, when fifteen year old Elizabeth Turner was raped by Reverend Oliver, the assistant pastor of her father's church. After a hidden pregnancy she gave birth to her son, Johnny. Reverend Turner, Elizabeth's father refused to believe her story of being raped and disowned her and her baby. He forced Elizabeth and his wife, Loretha to hide the identity of the baby's father, and live the next thirty six years with lies and secrets. In 1986, Reverend Oliver was forced to confess to his family as well as the Turner family, but before he could leave Rehoboth he became seriously ill. The ripple effects of his confession touched everyone causing them to experience an array of physical and emotional reactions.Thea, Reverend Oliver's wife, could not escape the guilt and shame she was feeling. She watched painfully as her son, Malcolm tried to forge a relationship with his brother, Johnny, and Malcolm struggled to come to terms with his sexuality. Thea's most plaguing dilemma had to do with her husband. Her only consolation was an old weeping willow tree in her front yard where she would watch its graceful branches dance on the mild summer breezes. Thea called it her 'dancing willow tree', and she would sit under it daily to pray and receive guidance from the Lord. She knew if her husband was to be saved she had to give him a life threatening ultimatum.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781310719257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Complete Story: Rehoboth Road through The Dancing Willow Tree, is the entire story of the 36 year saga between the Turner family and the Oliver family. It was May 1950, when fifteen year old Elizabeth Turner was raped by Reverend Oliver, the assistant pastor of her father's church. After a hidden pregnancy she gave birth to her son, Johnny. Reverend Turner, Elizabeth's father refused to believe her story of being raped and disowned her and her baby. He forced Elizabeth and his wife, Loretha to hide the identity of the baby's father, and live the next thirty six years with lies and secrets. In 1986, Reverend Oliver was forced to confess to his family as well as the Turner family, but before he could leave Rehoboth he became seriously ill. The ripple effects of his confession touched everyone causing them to experience an array of physical and emotional reactions.Thea, Reverend Oliver's wife, could not escape the guilt and shame she was feeling. She watched painfully as her son, Malcolm tried to forge a relationship with his brother, Johnny, and Malcolm struggled to come to terms with his sexuality. Thea's most plaguing dilemma had to do with her husband. Her only consolation was an old weeping willow tree in her front yard where she would watch its graceful branches dance on the mild summer breezes. Thea called it her 'dancing willow tree', and she would sit under it daily to pray and receive guidance from the Lord. She knew if her husband was to be saved she had to give him a life threatening ultimatum.
The Dancing Willow Tree
Author: Anita Ballard-Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972945523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this story of betrayals, secrets, and love in a church congregation, Thea Oliver knows if her pastor husband is to be saved, she has to give him a life-threatening ultimatum.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972945523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this story of betrayals, secrets, and love in a church congregation, Thea Oliver knows if her pastor husband is to be saved, she has to give him a life-threatening ultimatum.
A B C Pathfinder Shipping and Mailing Guide ...
Author: New England Railway Publishing Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
Book Description
Street Directory of the Principal Cities of the United States, Embracing Letter-carrier Offices Established to April 30, 1908
Author: United States. Post Office Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Ulysses Annotated
Author: Don Gifford
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520253971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Notes for Joyce: an annotation of James Joyce's Ulysses, 1974.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520253971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Notes for Joyce: an annotation of James Joyce's Ulysses, 1974.
Our State
Author: Lilian Burleigh Miner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Author: William Richard Cutter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Middlesex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Middlesex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Journal of the House of Representatives of the ... General Assembly of the State of Ohio ...
Author: Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Acts of the State of Ohio
Author: Ohio
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description