CHALK WHITE FEAR
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Description of CHALK WHITE FEAR A helpless and frightened little girl faces many threatening events. She is sharing her bedroom with snakes every night with her only escape route being a room occupied by something worse, her abuser. Outside her window offers the terrifying tree that she watches each night as the dead bodies swing, and she cannot close her ears to the screams of their unforgotten terrors. Even if she could make it past the tree, she would have to deal with the strangely dressed men and women who wander through the woods and occasionally into her line of vision. Sally’s two greatest fears are of the tree outside her window and her abuser. A point in time comes and she breaks. She cannot endure her situation any longer. Trapped, she cannot leave. The happenings of Sally’s childhood ultimately cause her personality to split in order to survive. As a split personality, Sally is stronger, yet horrifying events follow horrifying events. The only source of kindness for Sally is her father, who finally succumbs and joins the taunting cruelties of her abuser. Sally grows into a smart and strong teenager who eventually escapes her tormentors. She begins walking and walks until she collapses on the side of the road. An older couple picks her up and takes her straight to the hospital. When she wakes she does not know who or where she is. Her new life begins as Saullie, and she lives normally for a few years. Then by chance, she finds herself drawn back into the horrors of her youth. Saullie (Sally) barely survives again. There is second breakdown for Saullie and then a time of peace. Parts of her past come back. Events pass and then it looks like it may be the end for Saullie and her family. Signed copies of Chalk White Fear is available from the author. lindabryantrichardson@yahoo.com. Please check my blog, linda-bryant-richardson@blogspot.com. Watch for sequel to Chalk White Fear.
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CHALK WHITE FEAR tells the story of a child who was kidnapped and raised by a serial killer. It tells of the strengths this highly intelligent child pulled from within to form the survival mechanisms that kept her alive throughout her childhood. Some background on the book: Many years ago, a band of easily led misfits made their way to an uninhabited area in the Southern United States. Their leader possessed a cold cruel heart and mystical powers. She planted a small tree and chanted until the tree and twenty foot around it became cursed with powers that only she understood. After the queen’s death, the band of misfits gradually either died or moved away. Only one couple stayed, built a home and attempted to lead a normal life. The years passed. In a modern day setting, a young couple settles on that same land. They are not bothered by the strange things that happen in and around the home. Later one of these characters kidnaps a toddler and brings the child back home as a companion to her daughter. The years passed and the tree became magnificent and spellbinding. The child was not easily influenced by the cursed tree, nor was she aware of the curse’s frustrated constant attempts to capture and kill her. It was all she could manage not to anger the woman she called mother. The question is: Will the child survive? Signed copies of Chalk White Fear is available from the author. lindabryantrichardson@yahoo.com. Please check my blog, linda-bryant-richardson@blogspot.com. Watch for sequel to Chalk White Fear.
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Author Linda Bryant Richardson opens her writing career with Chalk White Fear, a suspenseful drama in which a young girl, Sally, is kidnapped by a serial killer. Sally was a happy, chubby toddler before her loving grandmother was murdered and she was stolen away to be a companion to the killer's daughter. Raised by such a spiteful and erratic woman who would fly into a rage for no reason and treated as a pet by her pseudo-sister who took pleasure in seeing her punished, the young girl struggled to merely survive her childhood. She feared mornings. Inevitably her 'mother' would find some fault to hurt her throughout the day. She feared the nights. Living in a cruel world, each mystery in the darkness was another terror. Her only safe haven was escape, from the house, from the world, from herself. A smooth read, Chalk White Fear captures the audiences' focus and keeps each person captivated until the end. "The book is clean, no bad words or sex, but keep(s) you on the edge of your chair, wondering what (is) going to happen next. I could hardly lay it down," Virginia Belk said on Facebook after reading Richardson's novel. "What I liked most about the book (is that it) was so easy to read." Richardson began this story ten years ago with one paragraph on a floppy disk. She is finally achieving her dream of publishing Chalk White Fear through self-publishing with Xlibris. A signed copy of Chalk White Fear can be ordered directly from the author. Signed copies of Chalk White Fear is available from the author. lindabryantrichardson@yahoo.com. Please check my blog, linda-bryant-richardson@blogspot.com. Watch for sequel to Chalk White Fear.