What's your book about?

When I finally muster up the courage to tell family, friends and acquaintances that I have a book coming out,  the very next question is "What's it about?".  It took me a long time to figure out how to tell enough about the book to keep the interest up but to not give too much of it away.  Listed below is the book write up that will explain the premise behind it.  Let me know what you think.

I appreciate your coming to this blog site and staying interested in this long journey to publishing a book.  I pray your 2011 will be one filled with happiness, peace and joy.

-Stay Blessed
Terri Whitmire

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Tara Fowler is drowning in a world full of fear and neglect.  This story follows her as she grows up in a home where her alcoholic mother takes pleasure in poisoning every aspect of her life. She learns to navigate this unremitting shame and finally breaks free.

Now it is up to her to create a new path for herself. Marcus enters her life just in time, a college friend who somehow penetrates her walls of isolation. Her desire to live out the ideal life with the man of her dreams becomes threatened when her mother resurfaces, sending her back into her bubble of despair. Then a devastating and unconscionable act is perpetrated and the foundation of her perfect life inevitably begins to crumble.

This story’s suspenseful opening will keep you guessing as Tara attempts to regain control of her life and somehow mend the brokenness.  Her journey to wholeness requires her to finally unlock the secrets that threaten her marriage and her sanity allowing her to finally breathe again.
This is a contemporary story about redemption, forgiveness and the abundance of grace that God provides to us every day.