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Elephants in the Room
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781998273485
Publisher: Shadowpaw Press
Published: Nov 18 2025
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Fourteen jewel-like stories unveil the tender chaos of lives unlived and loves unspoken
In Elephants in the Room, Betty Jane Hegerat masterfully uncovers the quiet fractures of ordinary lives-the unspoken regrets, the buried griefs, and the fragile threads of connection that bind families across generations.
From a devoted son's frantic dash to help his mother glimpse the Queen to a reluctant father's stunned reunion with the daughter he never knew, from a woman dressing her mother-in-law for an eternal restbto a boy's guilty reckoning with a bully's untimely death, these unforgettable stories illuminate the elephants in our lives we ignore at our peril.
With tender wit and unflinching insight, Hegerat explores the weight of what we leave unsaid: the ache of lost chances, the solace of small mercies, and the stubborn grit that carries us through. As poignant as a stolen glance, as resonant as a half-forgotten lullaby, the stories in Elephants in the Room whisper the unvarnished secrets of family ties-where regrets loom large, and small acts of grace light the way home.
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