Peaches - Paperback

by Diane Martin (Author)

This ain't no Cinderella story...Families are a construct, created by God, that are supposed to provide its members with three basic things: love, happiness, and security. It is not hard to believe that if our basic needs are met then often times, we will grow into well-rounded happy individuals who will love ourselves and those around us. But often times, there is a forfeiture in our roles and responsibilities to one another that causes those needs to go unfulfilled. As a result, love is replaced with pain, happiness with sadness, and security with fear. Peaches knows that world all too well. Born to two of the most loving parents in the world, she couldn't escape the clutches of their evil offspring. Twins, Regan and Raven, and Ivy the middle child, were her older sisters - determined from the very beginning, to erase her existence. In spite of all of their attempts, she breaks the chains to start life anew only to find that no matter how hard she tries, they will never let her go. In this story, we learn that "blood" is not the only thing that is holding this family together.

Author Biography

Mrs. Diane Martin was born in Chicago, Illinois and currently lives in the Chicago-land area. She earned her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degree from Chicago State University. She is also the director, the producer, and play-wright of the stage-play inspired by her novel, entitled, "Somebody Else's Baby." "My writing legacy would be my true depiction of life; exploring the entire colorful spectrum of people, both good and bad, capturing it in words and exposing it to all cultures in a respectful manner - In a way that would stand the test of time." - Diane Martin