Saving the Ghost

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Saving the Ghost is a story of struggle and survival. Ellen McInnis was severely abused as a child by her father. At 17, she put life with her parents behind her. She kept the abuse to herself, confiding only in her best friend, Cici, and her loving husband, Ned. Bucking the odds, her relationships with friends and her husband are strong. She is successful in her career.

But her father’s death brought the terrors of childhood back to life, and they are destroying her. Ellen is desperate to confess the truth to her elderly aunt Mercy, believing that Mercy will understand and love her back to emotional health, just as she did when Ellen was a child.

She learns that Mercy is keeping her own secrets, devastating secrets of unimaginable horrors and betrayal that blow Ellen’s world apart one more time. Her faith in love and family is shattered. How will she save herself when everything she believes to be true is found to be a lie?

Review: I bought your book, Saving the Ghost at the book Festival in Mankato.
I easily read the work in the next couple of days after that.

That was quite a journey through Ellens life. I admire how you allowed the
absolute horror of her early life to come out and yet, you were able to show Ellen’s
power and her intense self awareness. Her slow and erratic healing process was
so well documented through her self dialogue, her friendships, and her marriage.

I don’t have the horror of abuse in my personal life, and I am uncertain if you do,
but I have worked with numerous people and been close friends with people who have
worked a lifetime at letting go of the remnants of it.

Absolutely great book! Loved how you brought in the north woods, nature, and the raw
grit of healing. – S. B. Reader

Cost: $14.95

Year Created: 2019

Materials: Publication

Signed: Yes