The Newport Ladies Book Club
Shannon's Hope
Shannon’s troubled twenty-one-year-old stepdaughter has been missing for two weeks. When she finally calls, strung out and scared, and asks for a place to stay, Shannon doesn’t hesitate to welcome her into their home—despite her husband John’s misgivings. As a pharmacist Shannon has always taken an analytical view of Keisha’s addiction problems and feels that treating Keisha’s underlying depression and proving her an unfailing support system can break the bonds that have taken over her life.
When Keisha first begins breaking the rules she’s agreed to adhere to while living in their home, Shannon worries John will kick her out and send her back to her druggie friends. Shannon commits to be more diligent about getting Keisha help and convincing her of her potential. As more of her energy goes toward Keisha, a distance emerges between Shannon, her husband, and their twelve-year-old-son, Landon. Shannon finds it easy to justify her own behavior as unconditional love but as Keisha’s stumblings become dramatic falls, Shannon realizes that this is no longer just about Keisha. Shannon finds herself facing an unexpected reality in that addiction comes in many forms. Can she shift her perspective from Keisha’s future—that was never hers to control—to her own? Can she keep herself from spiraling into the same lifestyle of fixes and repair her own fractured relationships before she drives her husband and son away for good? |
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About the Newport Ladies Book Club Series
“4 Women, 4 Books, 4 Lives Changed Through Friendship.”
The Newport Ladies Book Club series is unique in that each Newport book is written from the point of view of a different woman in the book club. The first 4 books cover the same time period and the same book club meetings. But only with reading all 4 books, will you learn the whole story of each of the women and her full character journey. The 2nd set of 4 books covers the next 4 book club meetings. Think of it as a parallel series, not as a forward-moving series.
1st Set: Olivia, Daisy, Paige, Athena.
2nd Set: Shannon's Hope, Ruby's Secret, Victoria's Promise, Ilana's Wish, and the reunion book: Tying the Knot.
The final and 9th book, Tying the Knot, is a thank-you to all of our readers who have asked "What happens next?"
The Newport Ladies Book Club is a parallel novel series where four writers each wrote the story of a member of a book group. The books cover the same period of time, but show events from each woman’s perspective in that woman’s book. You can read one book, or all four books–each has its own plot–and yet the four books, together, complete an additional story arc. Click on a cover to learn more about each book, or continue below to learn how the series came together.
The Newport Ladies Book Club series is unique in that each Newport book is written from the point of view of a different woman in the book club. The first 4 books cover the same time period and the same book club meetings. But only with reading all 4 books, will you learn the whole story of each of the women and her full character journey. The 2nd set of 4 books covers the next 4 book club meetings. Think of it as a parallel series, not as a forward-moving series.
1st Set: Olivia, Daisy, Paige, Athena.
2nd Set: Shannon's Hope, Ruby's Secret, Victoria's Promise, Ilana's Wish, and the reunion book: Tying the Knot.
The final and 9th book, Tying the Knot, is a thank-you to all of our readers who have asked "What happens next?"
The Newport Ladies Book Club is a parallel novel series where four writers each wrote the story of a member of a book group. The books cover the same period of time, but show events from each woman’s perspective in that woman’s book. You can read one book, or all four books–each has its own plot–and yet the four books, together, complete an additional story arc. Click on a cover to learn more about each book, or continue below to learn how the series came together.
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