Papa Dearest

Grieving twelve-year-old Anna is left without a protector after her mother dies. This 76,000 word novel reveals the physical pain and horror of her life of terror in a desolate Montana town with an abusive father. Papa is a respected church deacon and dependable railroad worker, but a different man behind closed doors. Anna's mother had tried to prepare her young daughter as death from cancer approached, warning Anna to avoid the same fate she had experienced. But there was no escape, Anna ...