| View Larger Image | Black Raspberries | Paperbackby Jeanine Collins Malarsky (Author)
| List Price: | $18.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Write Words, Inc. | | Page Count: | 338 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 12, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 2,101,947nd |
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Plagued by religious friction, violent fights and a belief “the grass is always greener;” my peripatetic parents dragged their five children in search of the next great farm deal. From upstate New York to the Mississippi Delta, to the hills of Ohio and West Virginia, their dreams led us forward to disillusion and defeat. I was the middle child, unwanted from birth and overlooked while growing up. Though all five of us are deeply scarred, sometimes being the least-loved can be your salvation. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Black Raspberries by S. Mann  5 Stars
August 03, 2008
I loved to read this book! The book "Black Raspberries" kept me reading. I loved the way Jeanine took me as a reader through her story. The book painted all kinds of pictures ... from anger and sadness about how people could live that way to admiring about how Jeanine struggled her way out!
The story took me back to my own memories during my growing up at home, but also to my memories of my own marriage ... the story will appeal to parents who have their own struggles with their marriage and raising their children.
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A Story of a Young Woman's Strength by S. BALDINI 5 Stars
March 30, 2008
Black Raspberries is a great story about a young girl's strength somehow overcoming a terribly dysfunctional family - a family that was at its best when absent. The excellent writing and vivid imagery of farm life across the country and religion misinterpreted for the worse also make it a great read.
It was heartbreaking and enlightening to watch this broken world through the eyes of someone who couldn't yet understand what was happening around her. As an adult who knows better, I rooted for her and loved seeing how she survived - even thrived in the end.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to see how a young child with only her own skills and strength escapes the world of poverty, mental illness, and distorted religion she was born into. It's a lesson about resilience and survival.
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