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Daughters for a Time, Paperback / softback Book

Daughters for a Time Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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When Helen Francis was a child, her mother died and her father walked out, leaving her to be raised by her older sister.

Now thirty-five, married, and trying to start a family of her own, Helen has moved on but never really healed from her traumatic childhood.

She has always believed that a new baby would help fill the loss of what was taken from her at such a young age.

After four years of trying to become pregnant, however, she is resigned to the fact that she will never be able to bear children.

Halfheartedly accepting adoption as an alternative, Helen gradually embraces and grows excited over the prospect. And when her new baby is finally in her arms, true happiness washes over her.

But her unimaginable bliss is dashed when she learns that Claire, the sister who raised and loved her throughout her childhood and adult life, has been diagnosed with cancer. For Helen, the pain of her childhood returns and the old wounds of abandonment are once again torn open.

Balancing the joy of her new daughter with the painful experience of watching her sister, the physical embodiment of unconditional love in her life, slowly die, Helen must reconcile her inner feelings and heal her broken spirit.

A heart-wrenching exploration of the ties that bind us and the lasting pain of childhood loss, Daughters for a Time is about longing for a family to heal a broken heart, experiencing unconditional love as a parent, and finding solid ground to stand on when suffering and elation have equally powerful holds on our life.

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