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Possum Track Chronicles
Possum Track Chronicles
Possum Track Chronicles
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Possum Track Chronicles

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Imagine a time not so far away and yet so long ago . . . It is the 1970s, deep South, rural Eastern North Carolina, once the world capital of the tobacco farming industry. On the Coastal Plains, nestled along the Pamlico River, is a tiny town called Chocowinity.

The characters are original and southern. Donnas father is a haunted artist and gifted carpenter. Her mother, Pam, a full-time mom, with three children by the age of twenty who attempts to keep it together in a poor family where alcohol and substance abuse became the norm. When her fathers alcoholism worsens, Donna begins to resent him. Finally, on a night when violence reached its terrifying worst, the young family is spirited away for protection, and her parents divorced. Soon her fathers demons re-emerge and he falls into depression characterized by more substance abuse. Several times, their loving extended family comes to the rescue. Among the layers and human elements of this story, there lies an ominous secret. Donna has known it as long as she can remember. She keeps it hidden, as this might change everything.

What unfolds is a funny, touching story of a Generation X tomboy growing up in 1970s and 1980sbefore car seat belts were required and shoes were still optional in the grocery store. This unique story is autobiographical. Funny, original, and bittersweet, it is full of Southern culture and generational relevance. This is not just one girls story of growing up in a stormy relationship with her father, and their life in poverty. It is a story of coming of age. A must-read for everyone.
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PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateOct 24, 2017
ISBN9781546211884
Possum Track Chronicles
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Donna Elks

Donna Elks was born in Washington, North Carolina along the Inner Banks, and grew up in a little town next door, called Chocowinity. Growing up on a farm, near a farm and always on a winding country road, Donna still has the same large, loving and extended family of Aunts, Uncles and Cousins living in the area today. Donna joined the US Coast Guard right after high school. Currently, she lives in the Raleigh, NC area and works as an Operations Manager in Information Technology. She volunteers in animal rescue and enjoys spending time with friends, chasing the next quixotic adventure---whether by travel, reading, gardening and many things outdoors (especially the water). Donna also enjoys history and music, and was once a Disc Jockey on local radio in Eastern North Carolina. Her latest project is a children’s book.

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