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The Greatest Thing...
The Greatest Thing...
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This is Rose's story as her life traverses a time from World War Two to the year 2024.
During her college years in the '60's, Rose participates in rallies for Civil Rights, and then protests against the Vietnam War. But when her husband comes home from the fighting with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, her life is profoundly changed. Rose relates her journey through his anger, alcoholism, flashbacks, and addiction, and how those experiences impact her family. She tells of her struggles, like so many others, to raise a family, work a job, and begin a writing career.
Rose shows us the significant events in the world that touch her life and shape who she is. It is her journey of adversity and loss, of discovering who she is, and finding The Greatest Thing.
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PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateMar 31, 2014
ISBN9781491873564
The Greatest Thing...
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Linda Penninga

The Greatest Thing is Linda Penninga's fourth novel. Her previous books were historical fiction and this is her first foray using a first person account. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and continues her journey in the world of creating the written word and being an active participant in the Peninsular Writing group who have been a great help in this endeavor.

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