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ISBN10: 180700919X
ISBN13: 9781807009199
Publisher: Pete Farhall
Published: Mar 25 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781807009199
Publisher: Pete Farhall
Published: Mar 25 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What Stays is a powerful story about survival, family, and the long road from fear to healing.Alex and his siblings grow up in a house where silence is never peaceful. Every night feels like waiting for something to break. Their father's drinking turns the home into a place of tension, anger, and violence, and the children learn to survive in different ways. Alex becomes the protector. John carries his anger like a shield. James watches everything quietly. Louise tries to keep love alive through small acts of hope.
When one violent night finally changes everything, the family is forced to leave the only home they have ever known. With the help of their mother's cousin Brendan, they escape and begin the difficult journey of rebuilding their lives.But leaving the past behind is not simple. Each of them must face the damage that years of fear have left inside them. Trust must be rebuilt. Anger must find a safer place to live. And their mother, Jenifer, must learn how to forgive herself for the years she spent trying to hold a broken family together.As the story unfolds, the family slowly discovers that survival is only the beginning. Real life begins when they learn how to live without fear, support one another, and create something stronger than what they lost. What Stays is a deeply emotional novel about resilience, the quiet strength of family bonds, and the possibility of healing after even the darkest experiences.
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