Deirdre Kelley

Peace in the Storm by author Deirdre Kelley

by wrp68 on Oct 17, 2009

Peace in the Storm by author Deirdre Kelleytells the often traumatic story of divorce from a drug addicted andabusive spouse. We meet Amy Alexander as she walks away from thecourthouse and the battle to save her marriage. She is free of theviolence and fear of her husband, Brandon. However she can't helpworrying about her future and whether she is strong enough to make iton her own and take care of her two sons. Over the next severalchapters we learn about how Amy's children deal with an absent fatherand their memories of how Brandon hurt their mother mentally andphysically. Fifteen-year-old Marshall seems to be the perfect son andstudent; hard working, mature, understanding, a good Christian teen. Hesteps into his new role as man of the house and is glad his mother nolonger has to endure the bruises and the fighting. Like mostseven-year-olds, Sean loves video games and playing with his friends.He struggles with the belief that since his father doesn't visit, andyelled at him...Read More >>