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    Gaia's Gift

    By Fran Orenstein

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    Rachel Wells loses everything she cherishes in a brief summer storm off the coast of Florida. Haunted by the ghosts of her past, driven to the point of insanity by survivor’s guilt, Rachel turns her back on the world and retreats to a deserted island with her cat. Here she plans to live out her life in isolation, frozen behind an impenetrable veil of pain. That is, until she receives a gift from the sea that opens a slit in the veil and allows the world to intrude. Ignoring her conscience, Rachel learns too late that some gifts are not meant to be kept forever, and that forgiveness and redemption sometimes require sacrifice. The gods and spirits watch as the many layers of love unfold to reveal a complex finale.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorld Castle Publishing, LLC
    Release dateApr 12, 2012
    ISBN9781937593834
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    Fran Orenstein

    Fran Orenstein, Ed.D., is a published author and poet, who also edits both poetry and prose. She wrote her first poem at age eight and has written and published academic and professional material since then. Visit Fran’s World at www.franorenstein.com for more information.

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    • 5/5
      Grab your box of Kleenex for this story. Rachel was living the happy life until the fateful day a storm had taken the only two people she loved. Life just was never going to be the same for her in the home she shared with her husband and daughter so it was time to sell and move away. She moved to an island of exclusion to escape the every day turmoil that lived in her head and around her. She never expected her life to change until a fateful day that someone special was brought into her life. Would she ever be able to tell her secrets and be forgiven? This is truly a heartwarming story about Rachel’s life and the trials she has to endure. Very well written and worth five stars.