FREEDOM OF THE SOUL
by Tracey Bateman
Shae Penbrook has just lost the last remaining relative in her family—her beloved grandfather, Mac. With Mac’s death, her world seems to be tumbling down. She has no where to go, no one to care, and no money to live on. But then a neighbor man shows up with an offer Shae can’t refuse. Sell him the last remaining land and the house, and he’ll pay double the worth.
Shae accepts. But as she’s cleaning out the house, she stumbles across some diaries hidden in the attic. As she starts reading the diaries, she stumbles across an old romance, and the history behind her family and the neighbors—and it isn’t good.
At the risk of losing her meager inheritance, Shae decides to go to Georgia, where she finds her life mirroring that of her great-grandparents. What will happen if history repeats itself? Will Shae find love in Georgia?
THE FREEDOM OF THE SOUL is the second in The Penbrook Diaries series, but it easily stands alone. Even though some events in the story are covered in the first book, enough is shown here that the reader is not lost. Loosely based on Ms. Bateman’s own family history, THE FREEDOM OF THE SOUL is an interesting read from start to finish, even though I found some events in the book disturbing.
Shae is a realistic heroine, lost, destitute, and alone, and wondering which way to turn. She makes a choice to sell her only home and venture out into the world, where she finds that demons from the past and present betrayals might destroy any chance at happiness she may find. $9.97. 284 pages.
Reviewed by Laura V. Hilton
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