Search
    Search FictionDB
      Tap cover to enlarge

      A Grievous Burden

      by Jo-Anne Southern
      Published
      Aug 2021
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      336
      Buy on Amazon Book

      About This Book

      Jim and Janet are overjoyed with their adopted baby, but are dismayed when, at eighteen, Jenny leaves home to live with Steve, a store security guard. Difficulties follow Jenny. Her father is killed on a trip to Las Vegas. Jenny, determined to marry Steve, gets pregnant. Steve has other ideas and leaves to live with another girl. When Steve loses his job, he returns to Jenny. She pretends to commit suicide when he again refuses to marry her, is taken to hospital and has a miscarriage.The story follows Jenny's troubles, when after therapy sessions, they discover her problems are a result of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Time and her mother's love bring her life back into focus.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Buy This Book

      Amazon Physical Book | Kindle
      Barnes & Noble Physical Book | Nook
      Bookshop.org Physical Book Apple Books eBook Kobo eBook

      Formats & Editions

      Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

      Paperback

      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Aug 2021 Primix Publishing ISBN13 9781955177337 ISBN10 1955177333
      Buy

      eBook

      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      First Edition Aug 2021 Primix Publishing ISBN13 9781955177344 ISBN10 1955177341
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Aug 2021 Primix Publishing ISBN10 B09DTZB76R
      Buy