Bitterroot Landing

American Literature

Author: Sheri Reynolds

By the age of 21, Jael has survived the death of her mother, abuse by her father, and abandonment by another man. But the kindness of strangers will rescue her when a social worker, a gentle priest, and a careful man love her back into the world. Voices both real and imagined make Jael stronger every day, until she finds she no longer needs them…..Read More

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