Outside Looking In - Cook, Charlotte

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Résumé :
Gracie waits alone outside the Bass County courtroom for the grand jury's decision while Jake marks his sixty-third birthday inside the county jail. After surviving the suicide of her son and her daughter's struggle with drugs, she thought she could survive anything. Now, staring at the sun pouring onto the wide staircase looming above her, Gracie has her doubts. Was Jake set up? Was he in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or does he even remember the events of that evening? Jake's family bands together on a crash course into the justice system, but the wheels of justice are at a standstill, holding them in a different type of prison as events unfold. Gracie relies on her faith, but nothing could prepare her or the family for being on the outside without a compass....

Biographie:
Charlotte Cook lives in North Texas with her dog, Skyrunner. She began writing poetry at an early age and had a winning essay published in junior high school. With her long-time passion for writing, she was quoted as an adult to joke, When I grow up, I want to be a Christian and a writer. Tragedies in Charlotte's life compelled her to share her experiences so others might know they are not alone. She enjoys herbology, creates leather masks and wire dolls, teaches and owns a yoga studio in her hometown, and is a faithful member of the Church of Christ. Outside Looking In is her first novel and the first in the series, Blessing in the Fire....

Sommaire:

Gracie waits alone outside the Bass County courtroom for the grand jury's decision while Jake marks his sixty-third birthday inside the county jail. After surviving the suicide of her son and her daughter's struggle with drugs, she thought she could survive anything. Now, staring at the sun pouring onto the wide staircase looming above her, Gracie has her doubts. Was Jake set up? Was he in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or does he even remember the events of that evening? Jake's family bands together on a crash course into the justice system, but the wheels of justice are at a standstill, holding them in a different type of prison as events unfold. Gracie relies on her faith, but nothing could prepare her or the family for being on the outside without a compass.