A Child Called Hope

Hope a thin tow-headed child with sad hazel eyes stands barefooted ina dusty farm lane watching the horse-drawn wagon take her motheraway. Her beloved Momma has died a senseless death and Hope mustface life without her guidance and love.. . Pop completely broken by his young wife Lucy’s sudden death turns moreand more to the bottle to ease his pain. Hope’s baby sister Nollie is taken awayby relatives and Hope sees her world being destroyed.. From the hard scrabble farm in Appalachia where she was born through homesof relatives and a foster home to the coal towns of Western Maryland Hopeseeks to fi nd someone to love her a home of her own and a way to come togrips with the loss of Momma the center of her young world.. Follow Hope as she follows the fascinating journey to find happiness and closure.