Sign-In
Cart
Melanie's Decision: A True Life Story
Paperback
Christian FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781460008638
Publisher: Essence Pub
Published: Sep 1 2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Trust me on this, Melanie. Your Adam is the real thing.
Almost a year into her marriage, Melanie would agree that her expectations were not only met but exceeded every single day. Her husband, Adam, lavished her with flowers, good loving, and gifts. And best of all, he loved his mother--a further sign that he was a good man...
...Until the first incident.
Stunned, Melanie fled to a place of refuge, but family members challenged her to live her faith. Yes, her Adam had a few flaws, but who doesn't? Commitment warring against instinct, Melanie determined to uphold her marriage vows until she reached a point where she had to make a decision--one that would shake her entire community.
This is the story of Melanie but also the story of those who stand alongside to support, badger, advise, and intervene.
Melanie's Decision is a disturbingly ugly tale most beautifully told.
From the novel's first sentence--'Melanie bolted from the condo'--along her harrowing journey through unspeakable horrors, the reader is hooked and flung to Melanie's side, cursing her abuser, nursing her wounds, screaming at her to get out!
Melanie's Decision is a novel that must be read from the pulpit and the pew, at home and at church, in private and in public, until there is an impatient intolerance for the broken bones and psychological and physical trauma meted out on the women and children in our lives.
Rodney peers into our churches and unmasks 'the rage they disguise under pious church smiles.' Melanie demands we look at her wounds. We must. The author conscripts us to never have anyone wear the mask in our presence, in church and out. This is a haunting, unavoidable call to stop this monstrous debilitating cycle of spousal abuse now!
Royson James
Columnist, Toronto Star
Yvonne Rodney is a speaker, counselor, and playwright. She holds a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, and is president of Inner Change Consulting, providing services to individuals and organizations in career/personal development and spiritual growth. She resides in Toronto, Canada..
Also in
Christian Fiction
The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel and the Future of the World
Cahn, Jonathan
Hardcover
The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (Revised and easy-to-read)
Vermilye, Alan
Bunyan, John
Paperback
Brighter Than Before: A Feel-Good Novel about Finding Yourself and Falling in Love Again
Walsh, Courtney
Paperback
The Filling Station: A USA Today Bestselling Novel of Sisterhood, Resilience, and Rebuilding After the Tulsa Race Massacre
Miller, Vanessa
Paperback
The Last Noel: A Romantic Suspense Christmas Collection
Breigh, Jayna
Woodhouse, Kimberley
Hamaker, Sarah
Paperback
She Will End This: A Romantic Thriller Where the Past Won't Stay Buried
Acker, Rick
Coble, Colleen
Hardcover
Meet Me in the Margins: A Sweet Workplace Rom-Com for People Who Love Books
Ferguson, Melissa
Paperback
The Melody of Love (Large Print Edition)
Van Corbach, Lorine Brunstetter
Brunstetter, Wanda E.
Hardcover
The Christmas Book Flood: A Holiday Friends-To-Lovers Romance Set in WWII Iceland
White, Roseanna M.
Paperback
In These Hills: A 1900s Southern Historical Romance about a Suffragette on the Run
Alexander, Tamera
Paperback
Dawn's Light: Christian Thriller Where Knowing the Truth Makes You a Target 4
Blackstock, Terri
Paperback
She Will End This: A Romantic Thriller Where the Past Won't Stay Buried
Acker, Rick
Coble, Colleen
Paperback
In These Hills: A 1900s Southern Historical Romance about a Suffragette on the Run
Alexander, Tamera
Hardcover
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A Novel of Strong Women and Even Stronger Friendships
McHale, Celeste Fletcher
Paperback
Unlocked: A Story of Unexpected Friendship and the Courage to Defy Expectations
Kingsbury, Karen
Paperback