Pursuing Hope: A Journey From Sorrow to Triumph
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A compelling novel based on true events
Frightened and confused, Rick faces an uncertain future. Abandoned at an orphanage, by his narcissistic mother, Rick soon learns the hidden secrets of Shady Acres. Betrayed, abused and neglected, he endures untold sorrow from his malevolent housemother.
Joyfully reunited with his family, he soon discovers a new level of fear. Forced to watch his mother’s brutal beating, his stepfather soon turns his rage upon him. Hardened by the street and physical abuse, Rick must use his instincts to survive.
Maturing into manhood he discovers unconditional love and is led to faith and ultimate healing.
Ric DelleCave
Ric DelleCave grew up in Ohio. He served as a pastor for twenty-two years in the eastern United States. He currently lives in western Pennsylvania with his wife. Ric's passion to communicate the love of Christ led to the writing of this work, Pursuing Hope. Ric's desire is for those struggling with a broken life to find hope, strength and redemption. Pursuing Hope, his first novel, is a compilation of personal and fictional events. It is a compelling story of abandonment, despair and hope. Set in the early sixties it depicts the silent sorrow of domestic abuse and the power of unconditional love to restore a life.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Abandoned at an orphanage by his mother Rick is subjected to abuse, neglect and hardship. Despite his mother's callous attitude he enjoys her visits and longs to be back with her. After his mother remarries Rick and his brother are brought back to live with Mom and their new step-siblings. However, Rick finds himself watching his mother being beaten by his step-father and he himself is subjected to his stepfather and stepbrothers violent mood swings. After deciding he can't take the abuse any longer Rick leaves home and finds himself living on the streets.I found this book to be extremely compelling. It is a story of survival and overcoming one's challenges in life. I think this is an important story, not only for survivors of abuse but for anyone wanting to learn more about it. Overall, highly recommended.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reviewed by Lynn F. for Readers FavoritePursuing Hope-A Journey from Sorrow to Triumph by Ric DelleCaveis a powerful novel based on a true story. A story of one boys survival through years of abuse, not only from his mother,but at the orphanage and later from his stepfather. The main focus of the novel is about Rick Costello and the life he lived as a child growing up under some of the worse forms of abuse not only physically but mentally as well. With a father who has cancer,an alcoholic abusive mother,the boys are placed in an orphanage for the simple reason their mother says she can’t afford to take care of them. After suffering four years of abuse in the Shady Acres Orphanage, Rick and Joe return home where Rick suffers more abuse at the hands of not only his stepfather but also his half brother. Through it all the power and strength to survive keeps him going even at the abuse of many. When Rick finally learns to lean on God, the one who he knows will never harm him and give him unconditional love only then can he finally forgive those who abused him. I was not really prepared for what I was about to read. One reads of abuse and knows it happens daily, but this young child suffer more than most in a lifetime. Reading the book you can feel both the hate and the love penetrating from the soul of Rick. As in the beginning we find Rick and his brother Joe both being abused by their mother but once at the orphanage they are separated. We never know if Joe suffered the same abuse as Rick. With the main focus on Rick we learn Joe stays with friends instead of at home and in my mind I feel he escaped much of the abuse. Reading this book there was one thing that came to my mind, no matter what happened,how much he was abused, Rick never lost hope, even though he hated his mother in a way he still loved her through it all. This is an amazing journey through the life of Rick and how he becomes a strong person in the end with a family of his own. Based on true events it takes a strong person to bear his past to others. I do know that once you pick up this book and start reading you will not put it down till you have finished.