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Rebounding
Echoes of the past ring through Rebounding. Revenge and revelation dominate this sequel to Echoes, the first book in this series
Description:
Joshua Adams was just a baby when his father walked out, leaving his mother alone to raise three young children. For years, Joshua struggled to come to terms with the persistent sense of abandonment. But now his life is happy and satisfying. A strong faith. A loving marriage.
When Sam Adams walks back in after a thirty-year absence, he says he wants to know his sons again. The reunion is a disaster, and the aftermath is worse. When Sam uses a racial slur against Joshua's wife, Joshua responds with words of anger. A power struggle between father and son threatens Joshua's family, his faith, and even his life.
Excerpt:
I wake up on Monday morning thinking about Sam. . .I feel uneasy. Of course, I always feel uneasy when I think of Sam. Umar told me that I need to watch out, but Sam is just an old man. Unless he has friends who like to dress up in white sheets, which wouldn't be a complete surprise, I don't know what he can do to me. Still, I'm uneasy.
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I was with a customer when Dora called, telling me that Joshua had been arrested. I asked Charlene to take over, grabbed my purse, and ran out the door.
While I drive to the hospital to get Aisha and the baby, I make a few calls of my own. First I contact Walt Thompson. I know he can help us. I tell him that Joshua was taken away. He promises to get right on it.
Then I call Sharon. We agree not to tell Aisha yet. I know she's strong, but she has just had a baby. We don't want to subject her to that kind of stress.
Next I call Brad. He just got off the phone with Beth. They've already come for Umar. Brad says he'll call Chris.
I was afraid this would happen one day. I wonder if Sam had anything to do with it.
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"I didn't want another child. You cried all the damn time. I tried to hold you, once or twice, but you always screamed in my arms. Then Cynthia came along and, well, I was a young man then. Every time I went to see you boys, I wound up fighting with your mother. That time in your mother's house, I did want to make things right, but it got screwed up pretty badly, didn't it? I never thought that one of my kids would go and marry a ni-" He stops, fumbling for a better word. "A black person. It never seemed right to me. . ."The ISBN is: 0-9767861-3-3
The price is $15.95Publisher Contact: Linda D. Delgado, Muslim Writers Publishing, 480-9894-6014, and www.MuslimWritersPublishing.com
