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    The Listening Heart
    The Listening Heart
    The Listening Heart
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    The Listening Heart

    By Rhonda Denise Johnson

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    She can’t hear but she can listen. Listening to the faces of 3 women trouble her because the women themselves are troubled. Though Deafness separates her from the words of the people around her, she is determined not to be separated from their hearts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRhonda Denise Johnson
    Release dateAug 17, 2014
    ISBN9781310044489
    The Listening Heart
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    Rhonda Denise Johnson

    I am the oldest child of an oldest child. Born in the Washington, D.C. of 1965, I have lived on thirty-one streets in six different states. Whether my characters are fictional or factional, I like to delve deep into their minds and hearts. My hope is that you will also delve into your own heart and mind and find something unexpected and joyful there.Rhonda Denise JohnsonThe Writer who Paints Pictures with words

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      The Listening Heart - Rhonda Denise Johnson

      The Listening Heart

      Rhonda Denise Johnson

      Copyright 2014 by Rhonda Denise Johnson

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      978-1-958248-16-4

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