The Glare
She always tried to avoid looking in the mirror because she didn't want to see the harsh lines that life had put there. Because mirrors reflected more than images. They also reflected wrong choices and bad judgment, which brought on feelings of guilt and shame.
is a captivating story of the lives of a few fallen leaves from a once very honorable family tree. Greg a rich businessman and Ally a clerk at a small law firm met and married knowing his snobby mother would oppose.
After this failed marriage and everything lost, having more pride than money, Ally and the children trod
through the perilous streets of New Jersey’s low-income housing searching for shelter.
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This “Once upon a time,” fairytale life of wealth and opulence became a life of poverty, misery, and heartache stirred by the effects of reckless behavior, fueled by pride and alcohol abuse. As you read, you will travel along with the characters to witness violent sexual encounters, meet unforeseen dark and mysterious people, find yourself in situations that are inexplicable, mind-boggling, and of absolute horror. Is it possible that this wretched life of suffering and deprivation could have been avoided? Did all of these extraordinary things actually happen? You decide.
Sage was sixteen and now more rebellious by the time they moved this time. She began to hate her mother even more. She had taken them from the comfort and security of wealth to abject poverty and she resented her for it. Then she had the nerve to try to escape in drunkenness. Sage
would look at her mother with disgust and anger.