Shards Of Shell

By Michèle Phoenix

Book Overview

Shelby's life isn't glamorous, but it is predictable -- and that's the way she likes it. A survivor of her father's violence, she has spent a lifetime creating a safe existence devoid of dependence. But her carefully managed world begins to fracture when, under staggering circumstances, she becomes a single mother to four-year old Shayla. In a drastic attempt to escape her childhood's influence, Shelby moves to Germany, but she quickly discovers how intimately linked memory and healing are -- and how honestly she must scrutinize her past in order to aspire to a richer future. As she juggles a new job, a new culture, a new daughter, and the attentions of an enterprising man, Shelby's fresh start becomes a quest for the courage to be not only a survivor, but a prevailer. The story unfolds simultaneously in the present and the past and is alive with deeply human characters, as winsome as they are flawed. Told from Shelby¿s unflinching and candid point of view, Shards of Shell is a witty, yet profoundly affecting novel about the ravages of abuse and the aftermath of survival. For further information: www.michelephoenix.com This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598583603
• ISBN13: 9781598583601
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Dog Ear Pub Llc
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

A Great Read

A story of two journeys---one inner and one outer. The troubles encountered in Shelby's recent journey to Germany are nothing compared to the journey of her past. Phoenix is a masterful weaver of the threads of these two journeys. It's really unforgettable. The characters all ring so true.