Bartered Souls, a novel

by Kathryn E. Jackson

Bartered Souls, a novel, by Kathryn E. Jackson, is the first of a pair of books that tells the story of what happens when a middle-aged woman finds herself alone in the family home she never had the courage to leave. Sparrow is the product of an affluent, central Kentucky family that was ruled by a tyrannical mother. Family secrets leveraged to control shaped her and her siblings' lives. Sparrow remained in her mother's house existing to serve the needs of others rather than making a life for herself. Now, in her mid-forties and on her own, Sparrow desperately wants to put her past to rest and live a life free of guilt, shame, and fear. However, Sparrow's discovery of her mother's hand in what happened to the baby she was not allowed to keep shakes the foundation of the new life she is trying to build. Will the support of her new friend, Sophia, an older woman, the guidance of Sophia's three daughters - a psychic, a therapist, and a financial attorney - and the friendship of a contractor named, Pete, be enough to help her bandage her old wounds and create a life of her own?

390 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2017

Reviews

[marsha norman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing writing

This story is written to make you feel like you are in the story and really know the characters, great reading