In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver
As recognized, book In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, By Nancy Weaver is popular as the home window to open up the globe, the life, and new thing. This is exactly what individuals currently need so much. Also there are many individuals which don't such as reading; it can be an option as referral. When you truly require the methods to develop the following motivations, book In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, By Nancy Weaver will truly assist you to the way. Furthermore this In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, By Nancy Weaver, you will have no regret to get it.
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver
Read and Download In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver
The surreal, gripping saga of a young, desperate, rich Negro mother and her children, and her courageous teenage daughter in the south in the 1950s is inspired by real life events. Maebelle Hawkins, a young, pretty, divorcee, moves to Derriene Crossing with her heart set on finding the perfect husband. When Rufus Poygoode, a well-to-do, good-looking farmer enraptures her heart with a proposal of marriage, she feels her life has come full circle. But it is a marriage awash in deception. A few weeks after their union, her fantasy world crashes and burns. She shivers when Rufus Poygoode places the cold black metal gun against her nose and calls her Olga Berry, the name of his surrogate mother, for whom he carries a vendetta. No amount of defense convinces him she is not the estranged daughter of his surrogate mother. Crushed by cruel and unusual hatred, Maebelle Hawkins resigns herself to a mere state of simply existing. Then their daughter Tara Poygoode grows up. Tara Poygoode is pleased that she has her mother and father’s good looks. But she hates him for the humiliation, cruelty, and power he wields over her large family. When she learns that her father won’t allow her to attend college, that he is intent on tying her life to the land forever, she vows to take control over her destiny, and rescue her family
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver- Amazon Sales Rank: #664605 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review In Her Presence is a master piece. -- Sarah Gordon-Chamblis, Author of In The Light of Darkness, June, 18, 2004Nancy Weaver is a rising star. Her story is a good-down home read. Every woman should buy her book. -- Delores Thornton, Internet Radio Talk Show Host
About the Author Nancy Weaver is an optimist. She's funny, personable, serious-minded, but yet approachable. Part of her earthly journey is sponsoring disadvantaged children in the Mother Land, and third world countries.
Nancy Weaver graduated from Empires State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. During her studies at Empire State College, she won several scholastic awards, which included the Cecil Cohen award for Black Studies. After graduation, still having a passion for writing, Nancy enrolled in Writers' Digest School, and as a result "In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret" was born.
Where to Download In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver
Most helpful customer reviews
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful. Heavy duty themes of abuse & incest - not for everyone! By Ratmammy IN HER PRESENCE: A HUSBAND'S DIRTY SECRET by Nancy WeaverMay 6, 2005This is the story of several generations of sexually and emotionally abused people, all under the hands of one man, Rufus Poygoode. He was raised by an aunt who sexually abused him as a boy, and it is no surprise that it is continued down to the next generation. While the focus of the book is on this man who has no qualms about the pain and suffering that he hands down to his children and grandchildren, it is also on the persons that are abused.The story starts with the introduction of Rufus and Maebelle Hawkin's. She happens to be an opportunistic type of woman, not having any scruples about stealing men from her friends or sisters. In this case, Rufus is married, and when he decides he wants to make Maebelle his own, he convinces her that he and his wife are working on the divorce, which is not true at all. Through lies and deception, he gets her in his bed and she becomes his common-law wife.What he does to her and her daughters is beyond words. Nancy Weaver tells the tale of an abusive man and those that live under his roof. The first half of the book details how Maebelle ends up with Rufus, and she's not quite the victim in the beginning, as she helps get rid of his wife Charlotte, who lives in fear of her life and is glad to be rid of him. When Maebelle's daughters tell their mother of the sexual abuse they are receiving at their stepfather's hands, Maebelle doesn't do a thing. At times she even thinks her daughters are jealous of her, and are trying to steal him from her.Rufus' plans for Maebelle and her daughters were downright evil. I won't go into detail here as it may be a bit too much of a spoiler. But he is definitely not one that cares how others feel, and is always out for himself.While Weaver's story had good intentions, I found this book a tad over done, with most of the characters merely caricatures of black people. The time frame was the 1950s, but the author was inconsistent at times (she starts the book out in the late 1950's, but further into the story, it is only 1950. It could have been a typo, or she merely got her time frames wrong). The book also needed a lot of editing, with quotation marks in the wrong places and too many commas in other instances. While the story itself had a message, I think the plot could have been edited down a lot, with corrections made to facts that were inconsistent.The topic of abuse is a heavy duty one and the author wanted to write a story about how people in hardships overcome and eventually will rise above, but the book needed a lot of work. The author has potential and I hope that with her second novel she will grow into an even stronger writer.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. As Bad As It Gets By The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers Lies. Deceit. Betrayal. Family Secrets. Incest. You know the old saying "You think you got it bad, but there's bound to be someone worst off than you". That's exactly the situation found within the pages of IN HER PRESENCE by Nancy Weaver. We meet a family that's bound together by control, manipulation and abuse. You think you have it bad? You have no idea.Maebelle Hawkins is a divorced mother of six children. She is still young, very pretty but barely making ends meet. After her divorce, she moves to Derriene Crossing in hopes of finding the perfect husband. Her first marriage didn't work out, but she still believes her ideal man is out there. She meets Rufus Poygoode, a very rich and good looking farmer. They date briefly and he proposes marriage to her. She graciously accepts and believes her life and her children's life will make a turn for the better. It will make a turn, but nothing like she expects.Rufus Poygoode is a very rich man with a deep dark secret. He was raised by his surrogate mother, Olga Berry. What Olga did to him while growing up, you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. Rufus believes that Maebelle is Olga's estranged daughter and is set on paying back his vendetta on Olga with Maebelle and her children.Maebelle realizes her dreams are nowhere near coming true the day Rufus holds a gun to her head and calls her Olga Berry. She tries to convince him she has no idea who Olga Berry is, let alone related to her. But nothing she says convinces Rufus that she doesn't know Olga and from that point on she is treated with cruel and unusual punishment. Her children suffer along with Maebelle and they grow up resenting her. What is Rufus' dirty secret? Can Maebelle escape the cruel abuse and save herself and her children?Set in the 1950's and inspired by real events, IN HER PRESENCE will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. You will be angry and sad while witnessing the abuse Maebelle and her children endure. My heart went out to the Poygoode family and being the person I am I wanted to help them. I wanted to find a way for them to escape. Can't think of a family that has it worse off than you? I introduce you to the Poygoodes.Reviewed by Eraina B. Tinninof The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Dirty indeed By Amanda Richards If this book is indeed inspired by actual events, one can only hope that the author is guilty of extreme exaggeration, or that the story has been embellished as it was passed along.Not for the squeamish, this book is about some of the most unpleasant people you can imagine, times two. When Maebelle Hawkins decides to find herself a rich, handsome husband, nothing stands in her way - not common sense, not advice from her friends, not the well being of her children, and especially not the fact that the man she chooses is already married.What she doesn't want to accept is that Rufus Poygoode, the man she loves, is a mentally disturbed, emotionally scarred, heartless, cruel scoundrel, who is using her to avenge wrongs committed by the woman who abused him as a young man. Rufus is a wealthy land owner and farmer, who also owns a "juke house" and brothel, and even though she is warned not to put her daughters in his care, she selfishly and blindly pursues her dream at the expense of her family.Once under Rufus' control, she loses all dignity, self-respect and worst of all, her family's freedom, as he uses her and her daughters to produce slave labor for his farm. Amazingly, the entire community is aware of what is going on, but no-one does anything to assist the children, their only salvation coming when Rufus is forced to allow them to attend school.Unfortunately for Rufus, one of his offspring makes good use of her education, and when he goes too far by denying her college dream, she takes action to make him relinquish control.While the book gives every sordid detail of the harsh realities of life at the Poygoodes, it is marred by repetition and grammatical errors, and sometimes offers more information than is needed to get the point across effectively. The ending also could have used a little tweaking.Obviously a writer of great talent and passion, Ms. Weaver should consider more effective editing for her next two books, which I understand are already underway. This one is rated 3.5 stars.Amanda Richards, June 26, 2005
See all 37 customer reviews... In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy WeaverIn Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver PDF
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver iBooks
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver ePub
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver rtf
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver AZW
In Her Presence: A Husband's Dirty Secret, by Nancy Weaver Kindle
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar