The Courage Tree
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Eight-year-old Sophie Donohue just wanted to be like every other little girl. Which is why her mother, Janine, reluctantly agreed to let her go on the weekend camping trip with her Brownie troop. But when Janine arrives to pick up Sophie after the trip, her daughter is not with the others. Somehow, along the forested route from West Virginia, Sophie has disappeared.
But Sophie is no ordinary eight-year-old. She suffers from a rare disease, and Janine has recently enrolled her in an experimental treatment as a last effort to save her lifedespite the vehement objections of her ex-husband, Joe. Without her medication, Sophie cannot survive long. All her mother's instincts tell Janine that Sophie is alive, but time is running out.
Deep in the Virginia forest, another drama unfolds. Sophie finds refuge in a remote cabin inhabited by Zoe, a woman who wants nothing to do with the child. Zoe is struggling to save her own daughter from the law, and Sophie's presence jeopardizes any chance of that happening. She is as determined to save her daughter as Janine is to save Sophie and only one of them can succeed.
Diane Chamberlain
Diane Chamberlain is the bestselling author of twenty novels, including The Midwife's Confession and The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes. Diane lives in North Carolina and is currently at work on her next novel. Visit her Web site at www.dianechamberlain.com and her blog at www.dianechamberlain.com/blog and her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Diane.Chamberlain.Readers.Page.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great story; I love how it was given. Good job writer! If you have some great stories like this one, you can publish it on Novel Star, just submit your story to hardy@novelstar.top
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really love your story, it deserves a lot of audience. If you have some great stories like this one, you can publish it on Novel Star, just submit your story to hardy@novelstar.top or joye@novelstar.top
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a truly good book. Many issues in this story are issues that we all deal with on a daily basis--family relationships, chronic illness, compassion, love and forgiveness. The issue of a missing child with a chronic illness is a central theme of this story. The analogy of the Courage Tree is an interesting concept. This author has a wonderful way with words and portrays her characters so that the reader is just devouring her books. She uses twists and turns that the reader never expects to hold one's interest to the end. I would highly recommend this book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I took this book on vacation with me and I stayed up late three nights in a row to finish it. I thought this was a good book and it gave a nice perspective on how parenting can be hard when parents view situations differently.
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