Breath of Scandal
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BEK6ZBI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 485 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Michelle888 said Powerful and gut-wrenching. One spring night in the small town of Palmetto, South Carolina, a young girl's dream would be shattered forever. Raped and beaten by the three town hell-raisers, Jade Sperry's life would be irrevocably changed. Had she been weak, she would have stayed in the mud that her attacker left her at. But more compelling than her will to survive was the need to see her attackers punished for their crimes. But when her plea for justice was ignored, Jade vowed to one day return to the town that betrayed her, and find the peace she will never again know until her attackers suffered as much as she did that night.Fourteen years . "Southern Discomfort" according to D. Richardson. After enjoying Envy and Deadline, I purchased Breath of a Scandal. It was an uncomfortable read for many reasons, two of which I discuss below.First, the city of Palmetto, South Carolina does not like black people. The "N" word gets bandied about like a tennis ball at Wimbledon. An entire cross-section of citizens: the educated, illiterate, rich or poor all used the "N" wordrepeatedly. And just when I thought, 'Okay. That's it, Ms. Brown's made her point contrasting the people of Palmetto with the enlightened main character, Jade', she makes it clear that well, Jade doesn't fall too far from the Palmetto tree.In on. Kathi said OUTSTANDING!!!. This is a powerful story, beautifully told with outstanding character development of all the primary, secondary and minor characters. It is both an intriguing and heart wrenching story about a young girls shattered dreams, her fight to survive and her ability to triumph. The story flows beautifully and elicits so many emotions from the reader (disbelief, anguish, sadness, disgust, awe, elation, joy and pride). A serious but uplifting read about a young woman who overcomes incredibly devastating events and overcomes them to triumph over those who tried to destroy her. It is also a story about the redemptive power of
There are over eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide, and her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. In 2008, the International Thriller Writers Association named Brown its Thriller Master, the organization’s highest honor. She lives in Texas. Sandra Brown is the author of sixty-three New York Times bestsellers, including most recently Mean Streak, Deadline, Low Pressure, Lethal, Rainwater, and Tough Customer. . She has ser
AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME!On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge -- and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever
Even after she achieves professional success, her violent past will not allow her to enjoy healthy relationships with men--until she meets Dillon Burke, whom she hires to build the construction project in Palmetto that will spell financial ruin to Neal Patchett and his father. Doubleday Book Club selection. As a pretty and intelligent high school senior she is raped by three classmates, an attack instigated by Neal Patchett, the son of the most powerful man in Palmetto, S.C. . From Publishers Weekly Jade Sperry's entire professonal life is dedicated to one purpose: revenge. No one, not even her own mother, believes Jade's ta