Hope

£3.99

Hope

A Novel

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Author: Victoria Ferrante

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Language: English

Published by: iUniverse

Published on: 1st December 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 526 Kb

ISBN: 9781462062386


Introduction

As a nurse hands Christina Borysowski her newborn daughter, joy fills the new mother's heart. With wonder, she lovingly admires the baby she has named Hope. Her body tingles with excitement and fear. Hours later, Hope's eyes open to reveal spectacular turquoise irises. Christina has no idea that months later, the sparkle and life will abandon those beautiful eyes, the gaze will turn inward, and Hope will lose all interest in the world.

Later Years and Challenges

Years later, life cannot get any worse for Christina Borysowski and her profoundly autistic daughter. With Hope destined for a future that promises nothing but bleakness, isolation, and likely institutionalization, Christina is paddling alone against the strong tides of prejudice, misunderstanding, and fear. To compound matters, there is much more at stake than just Hope's wellbeing. Christina is barely hanging on. In a desperate quest to find peace for both Hope and herself, Christina is left with an agonizing choice that will determine the future for both of them.

The Journey

In this eye-opening and poignant story about autism and its tragic human cost, one woman takes an unimaginable journey through hopelessness to discover an intense love that drives her to make the unthinkable a reality.

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