Where It All Began
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Last published Mon, Nov 14, 2016
When 16 year old Clare Parker is reluctantly ripped away from her West Coast beach home to a farmhouse and ranch among the endless pastures of the quiet town of Cherryvale, Kansas, for two weeks, she and her city-bound family find themselves far from what they know. But what Clare imagines is a short, relaxing get-a-way soon becomes an overwhelming and emotional rollercoaster through her past as an unexpected series of events transforms her future.
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