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A woman named Damaris is on the brink of fifteen when she first considers life beyond her abusive home, where her father’s drunken anger creates a recurring trauma. Determined to leave, she plans a careful escape, drawing strength from her mother’s love and cherished family heirlooms—a lacy golden brooch and a grandfather’s watch. With a name whose biblical meaning she cannot recall, Damaris struggles against the loneliness and bitterness that shadow her journey. In the end she confronts her past, embraces her present, and entrusts her future to a new faith and hope.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Romance
Authors: Janette Oke
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