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Haven
Displaced by a war they do not understand, two sisters strike out in a desperate search for their parents. Portia and Helena wake to a lonely house in a bitter winter desperate for food and their family. The soldiers who ravaged their village have disappeared when the girls step into a blizzard of uncertainty. In the wild, the sisters encounter love and death, comfort and violence, courage and treachery. Their world comes apart, and the refugee sisters hold onto each other as long as they can.
Jeffrey R. Baker is lawyer, teacher, and writer. He's from the Deep South and now lives with his family in California where he represents clients to advance human rights, social justice, economic development, and peace. He teaches brilliant law students and loves good stories. Haven is an adventure that illuminates the horrors of war, abuse, and displacement. The story looks for hope among the anonymous lost when the powerful turn to cruelty and violence.
Jeffrey R. Baker is lawyer, teacher, and writer. He's from the Deep South and now lives with his family in California where he represents clients to advance human rights, social justice, economic development, and peace. He teaches brilliant law students and loves good stories. Haven is an adventure that illuminates the horrors of war, abuse, and displacement. The story looks for hope among the anonymous lost when the powerful turn to cruelty and violence.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 20, 2019
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March 1, 2022
Great story
I really liked this story of two girls trying to survive a war by escaping from their village and going on a hard adventure.
I really liked this story of two girls trying to survive a war by escaping from their village and going on a hard adventure.
April 9, 2026
Haven
Two young sisters are left with their grandmother after their parents are taken off to war. Not long afterwards, their grandmother dies and leaves them alone in an empty village to fend for themselves. Hungry and afraid the sisters set out in search of food and their parents.
Haven is a heartfelt tale of their journey and how their love for each other helps to keep them alive.
Two young sisters are left with their grandmother after their parents are taken off to war. Not long afterwards, their grandmother dies and leaves them alone in an empty village to fend for themselves. Hungry and afraid the sisters set out in search of food and their parents.
Haven is a heartfelt tale of their journey and how their love for each other helps to keep them alive.
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