Manuela Blayne, A Life Apart
Manuela Blayne
A Life Apart
Mary Lou Cheatham
Pages from the Author’s Childhood
“Manuela Blayne is the saddest story I’ve ever written, but it needs to be told. When I was a young girl, another girl like Manuela lived across the hollow from me. She used to come with her grandmother to play with me until tragedy locked her into isolation.” — Mary Lou
We are vessels of goodness.
Vessels of blessings.
We are beautiful.
Each one of us is beautiful.
The Potter makes us lovely
And loves us in different colors.
Manuela, a Symbol of a Cruel Social System
In the summer of 1910, Trudy Cameron witnesses the aftershock of an event that will disturb her for the rest of her life. It is more than the consequences of the crime that concern her. Cruelty dominates the evolving social system of the South, the only home she knows.
In this poignant and gripping novella, a new day dawns for Trudy Cameron. She develops a heightened sensitivity to others around her who endure the hurts brought on by circumstances she tries to influence. Trudy starts to realize she cannot change everything; she cannot fix all the bad in her world.
Manuela Blayne is the sequel to The Dream Bucket
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The inherent tension between Trudy’s cheery worldview and Manuela’s family’s troubled lives makes for a compelling read. Kirkus Reviews
