03099cam a2200277 4500 1650142536 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780985751616 0985751614 0026778817 Axis360 TxAuBib Simmons, Bryant. How to Knock a Bravebird from Her Perch [Boundless]. Bibliolabs Llc, 2019. Morrow Girls Series, The Poignantly exploring the choices that contemporary women must face and the consequences of domestic abuse, this family saga opens as Belinda "Pecan" Morrow begins to suspect that getting married before the conclusion of her senior year in high school—and after her father’s sudden death—was a huge mistake. With her baby girl, she packs up her few belongings and attempts to leave her husband, Ricky, the up-and-coming boxing sensation from Mississippi. But when Ricky catches up to her, she learns that he has no qualms about using his fists outside of the ring. As years rolls by, Pecan does her best to protect herself and her four daughters physically and emotionally from the tornado that is Ricky, but the marriage comes to a dramatic end when his violent focus turns to the girls. She quickly finds out that leaving Ricky is only the beginning; he doesn’t need to live under the same roof to wreak havoc in her life.ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR NEXT OBSESSION? THIS AWARD-WINNING BOOK IS A FAN FAVORITE AND THE PERFECT START TO A FAMILY SAGA THAT WILL HAVE YOU RIVETED.Simmons brings this African American family to life! Once you start reading, you won't want to put it down. Perfect for book clubs!In the wake of her father's sudden death Pecan marries the up-and-coming boxing sensation Ricky Morrow. When she begins to doubt that desperate decision she finds herself on the receiving end of Ricky's violent temper. Scared for her life, she hunkers down in this marriage of convenience as the babies and fists keep coming. Will the abuse ever stop? Will Pecan and her girls live happily ever after?Literary fiction that packs a punch and plenty of surprises.It's not the typical domestic abuse storyline. In How to Knock a Bravebird from Her Perch, you will find the story of a girl who grows into a woman before your very eyes.A story so moving, it will stay with you long after you put it down.This true to life story walks a careful line between fiction and reality. With characters as real as you and me, it will break and mend your heart a hundred time because it has just the right amount of honesty and love. And anyone who wants a true underdog story will be captivated until the very end!DON'T WAIT! ADD IT TO YOUR SHELF TODAY. Format: Blio. FICTION / Action & Adventure. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-08 20:00:03. FICTION Action & Adventure. The Morrow Girls Series. https://hslibrary.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0026778817 TXHSP