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Our Kept Hearts
Book One of the Waldron Hearts series
by Tennille Marie
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Pub Date Nov 30 2023 | Archive Date Feb 29 2024
Description
A heart-warming coming-of-age debut novel where sisters learn that even motherless daughters must grow up and become women one day.
Arkansas, 1953. Nine-year-old Hazel McKay knows little girls need a mother. So, when her mother decides to leave her and her little sister, Ruthie, without any reason except she wants more, Hazel feels like her life is falling apart. With their father working out of town most days, Hazel and Ruthie are left on their own in the little house in the middle of the woods, where they find more than just animals and birds hiding in the forest.
Meanwhile, not far away, ten-year-old Joel lives with his alcoholic father. Caught in a struggle to survive his father's volatile nature and the desire to satisfy his curiosity about the little girls that live in the house in the woods, Joel finds a world of friendship and love he never knew existed.
Together, the three encounter school dances, heartbreaks, first loves, and a world turned upside down by the threat of nuclear war. With a new beginning on the horizon, Hazel, Ruthie, and Joel find their happiness is in jeopardy when tragedy strikes, and they are forced to make a choice. Bury a secret so deep no one will ever know the truth or lose everything they hold dear.
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781962329002 |
PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 357 |
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I received this book as a Netgalley read from the publisher. I absolutely loved this coming of age story by Tennille Marie. It was one of those beautiful stories written with so much heart and love. Her characters were so honest and real. I was totally memorized right from the beginning. She did an amazing job of making her characters relatable to everyday life, yet also giving each one of them incredible depth. It was an unforgettable story about friendship, family, and everlasting love. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a heartfelt story about first and forever love.
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