Ordinary Beauty

Author: Laura Wiess

How can you make someone love you when they won’t?And what if that person happens to be your mother?Sayre Bellavia grew up knowing she was a mistake: unplanned and unwanted. At five months shy of eighteen, she’s become an expert in loneliness, heartache, and neglect. Her whole life she’s been cursed, used, and left behind. Swallowed a thousand tears and ignored a thousand….Read More

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