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Peregrine Author: Linda O’Dochartaigh “When I hear the ‘yeah but’ argument from people defending those who allow sexual abuse to continue, whether it’s at Penn State or in the Catholic Church, I realize we have to do more to raise awareness about how sexual abuse can ruin lives,” says Linda O’Dochartaigh, author of Peregine. Peregrine, a young woman escaping the brutality of an abusive marriage, is a woman living in the fog of her imagination. The defense mechanism that saved her in her ... continue reading...

So Far Away Author: Meg Mitchell Moore So Far Away is a novel of loss – of innocence, of children, of the image of the good parent – and the theme revolves around family betrayals, offering poignant moments of sheer teenage anguish, the horror of bullying, and a woman whose child has run away, forever. Well portrayed, So Far Away tells the story of Natalie, a lost 13 year old, and a chance acquaintance, Kathleen, an archivist at the Massachusetts Archive. Each character is in crisis, and turn ... continue reading...