Grandma’S Rose: a Breath Taking Novel of Hope, Unconditional Love, Hurt and Disappointment: Rose’S Life After Christine’S Death

By Cathy L. Young

This book is a continuation of Grandmas Rose-Bks 1 and 2. Roses life after Christines death was far from being a life of roses. Rose wanted to forget about her past and everything that reminded her of the scars left after Christines death but is soon faced with so many challenges, obstacles, sorrows and regrets from her past.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477201466

Cathy L. Young

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Grandma’s Rose

A Breath Taking Novel of Hope,

Unconditional Love, Hurt

and disappointment

Rose’s Life After Christine’s Death

Book – 3

Cathy L. Young

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Published by AuthorHouse 7/11/2012

7/11/2012

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Contents

Grandma’s Voice

Acknowledgments

Grandma’s Rose

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

About the Author

ALSO BY CATHY YOUNG

Song Birds

Wings Of A Poetic Mind

Every Now And Then

Grandma’s Rose Book 1:

The Beginning of Christine’s Life and Rose

Grandma’s Rose Book 2:

Rose and Christine’s Longing Wish

Grandma’s Rose

Rose’s Life After Christine’s Death

A continuation of

Grandma’s Rose Book 2:

Rose and Christine’s Longing Wish

Cathy L. Young

Book 3

Grandma’s Voice

Her voice blows a faint whisper back from the grave

Her voice crept through every flower and rose she ever gave.

I hear my grandma whisper through all the roses and flower gardens of

The fields;

Her roses she loved when she yet lived

Her flowers she left to the world; she gives.

Grandma’s voice speaks a million words

Some of grandma’s wishes unheard.

—Cathy L. Young

Acknowledgments

I’d like to acknowledge and dedicate this novel, Grandma’s Rose, to my dear, darling mother, Rose, for her knowledge, wisdom, and support, as well as to my brother Clifton Ferguson Jr. Thank you both for making this novel possible.

I’d also like to thank my daughters, Arcyea and Arteasha, as well as my granddaughter, Aaliyah, for every act of kindness and support. Without you all, I wouldn’t have made it through the production process of this novel.

I definitely want to give special thanks to photographer Larry Kirkland for the beautiful professional photos taken to make Grandma’s Rose. You do excellent work, and I couldn’t thank you enough. I want to also thank the entire AuthorHouse staff for the production process of Grandma’s Rose. I give great thanks and appreciation most of all to God, who has made this possible. Thanks, everybody.

Grandma’s Rose

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"The two roses represent Christine and Rose."

Chapter 1

After the rain, her flowers perked up and were as beautiful as ever. They were just the way she left them, full of life and well-groomed. Nature took good care of the rest, but without her, the flowers would soon die out—except her roses. They were strong like she was and would come back. Even after they’d hibernate, they’d find a way to come alive and survive without Christine, even if nobody tended to them. They gave her so much joy when she was alive, no other blossom could add such extraordinary beauty to her yard as those deep-colored roses that she loved so much. Nothing could be prettier than her roses. She enjoyed all of her flowers while she was alive, knowing that nobody would ever put any on her grave every year after she was gone. Yet