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December 28, 2014

DAWN OF HOPE by Peter Prichard



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HOPE BLOOMS

DAWN OF HOPE
by
Peter Prichard
Product Details
 INTRO
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"Excuse me, young lady. We have the ambulance on their way, and they want to know what happened to Drew Winston." "He said he was going to rape me," Dawn replied purposefully to the administrative assistant in the high-school office. "I pushed him away and tripped him, and as he fell, he hit his head on the corner of a water fountain, which was not my intent. He's bleeding from his head and is in convulsions." Within twenty-four hours of beginning her senior year at Fair Shore High School as a new student, Dawn Mortenson had chosen to fight the town's acceptance of the bullying and sexual abuse of young women by confronting Drew Winston, the school's All-American quarterback. Following that confrontation, she received multiple death threats, so her mother had to hire a security firm to protect herself and her daughter. That move did not work, as Dawn was kidnapped soon afterwards and ended up in the hospital. When Dawn had been released from the hospital, she had already gained a national reputation, which attracted more people who wanted her dead. She survived the bombing of a building she was visiting, which prompted FBI involvement. She stunned the agent who interviewed her, when in answer to his question about people who would like her killed, she was able to provide evidence of over fifty individuals who had specifically threatened her-including a police officer from her hometown, who had told her that he hoped the next attempt on her life would succeed. Dawn also clashed at times with those who even supported her efforts. A reporter in town had presented himself as someone who wanted to help. In describing why the culture of rape, bullying, and abuse has been tolerated in town, he ended with the statement, "Everybody is seen as winning, male and female alike. It is a great American success story. Fair Shore residents have paid top dollar to join the winning team and are disinclined to raise any questions about the unsavory practices that support its continuation. There is a feeling that 'boys will be boys.'" In response, Dawn exploded, "And you choose to support this? Goddamn you. Goddamn all of you. Let's only hope, Mr. Bruschi, that the success of this 'everybody-wins' model spreads to towns all across America. Let's only hope that, within a few years, tens of thousands of young women can be treated the Fair Shore way and be raped without comment, so that 'boys can be boys.'" As she turned and headed toward the door, Joseph moved quickly to stop her. "Dawn, don't leave." "Go to hell. I thought there was hope with you because of some of the writing you've done. That series you did on the woman who overcame severe automobile injuries and resumed her career as an engineer after everybody said she would never work again was powerful." "She is a remarkably brave young lady." "And there are a lot of them out there, but your silence is ensuring that they will have to fight that much harder to create the stories they were born to tell." Dawn's battle against the status quo lands a number of friends and enemies either in the hospital, in jail, or in an early grave. She uses rock-and-roll through befriending high-school band members who write their own lyrics that challenge the status quo, along with a combination of personal courage and mental toughness, to change the town forever, although at a huge personal cost.

  • Paperback: 210 pages
  • Publisher: Outskirts Press (December 8, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1478746947
  • ISBN-13: 978-1478746942
REVIEW  Hope Blooms Clip Art 
 I would highly recommend this book for all young adults, teens and the not so young.  Dawn suffered so much due, not to herself, but others.  Sometimes people  don't listen, help or just plain be there.  People suffer so many demons.  Everyone has them.  It's just that when you have no one to lean on or listen that the demons take over.  Dawn had so many good qualities, passionate, c caring, smart  and brave.  I wish I could say that.  Just one of those things.   I can't say that I am.  If you read this book, and I hope you will, you may discover some good and some bad things about yourself that you need to work on.  Life isn't easy, no one said it would be.  I hope you read the  next book coming soon.  I don't really want to since my husband is dying from tobacco.  But don't let that stop you,  I'm sure it's as good or better than DAWN OF HOPE.   Take the title and think of yourself.  It fits everyone out there. Sad but true.

I was given a complimentary copy of the book, DAWN OF HOPE from the author, Peter Prichard and OutSkirtsPress for my view of the book.  No other compensation took place.


        I would give this book 5 BLOOMS of HOPE!
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AUTHOR
Peter PrichardPeter Prichard grew up surrounded by books written by various relatives dating back to the early 1800's. His initial writing which included book chapters and newspaper columns focused on helping individuals reach their career goals; his career for over 35 years. This work is summarized in the website he created titled workforthecommongood.com. Dawn of Hope is his first novel inspired by what he has learned from young people and activists who have fought for justice and respect for everyone. Dawn Mortenson, the heroine of his novel, fights the sexual abuse of young people and the relentless campaign by the tobacco industry to get young people to start smoking, two injustices that have impacted many of Peter's friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances. 






LINKS
outskirtspress 
Dawn of Hope - OutskirtsPress 
webpage 
Amazon 

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