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Patricia Barbee
Mrs. Barbee at New Jersey's Vietnam Memorial Wall, pointing to her late husband's name, May 7, 2008
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by PATRICIA
BARBEE Please write you dedication in the area marked NOTE when checking out.
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E BOOK REVIEWS " Man is born free but everywhere he goes, he is in chains.." These are the words of a French philosopher: Jean Jacque Rousseau. He was referring to the fact freedom in itself denotes limitation. The world is peopled by different characters with different abilities. However, one thing that is common to all individuals is the limitation of the human person. These limitations are imposed upon us either by our very nature or by the society. In her book, "Every Shut Eye Isn't Asleep, Patricia Barbee shows.........CONT.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valley's life doesn't start out easy. The daughter of a mulatto mother and Full Moon Comes-George, a Cherokee Indian father, her mother dies when she is still a baby. Even though her
responsible, respectable father continues to care for Valley, her mother's
parents are less than thrilled. When Valley is kidnapped from her father's
home and taken to her maternal grandmother's house, George decides to let the
child go, though he sends money to take care of his daughter and visits But when George
dies, the money stops, and Valley's life is suddenly full of pain and suffering.
Because of her mixed race, she struggles to find her true place in society.
Life in the early 1950's is not easy for many, but it's worse for a divorced woman with a small child. They face prejudice because of their mixed race, but Valley continues to gather strength and courage from the love she has for Heidi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DUST ON THE SHOES
The City of Paxton, Georgia is changing because traffic is being siphoned from the long used north-south highways by the new Interstate Highway System. The politics of the south are also changing. Events in distance places influence the events of the community for which there is little or no control. The citizens of Paxton are hard working people. The family life of our main character leaves a lot to be desired. Hildree was born into a family that just lived together. Love was not personified. Jeff and Harlan have love and big hearts that have been broken twice. We follow their lives for three years. Joy, sorrow, highs and lows. We meet those who sustain and support them through many experiences. Love does find a way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Friends. I have been accepted to Redroom a place for and of authors. Please visit me there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE MILITARY WIFE'S SOUL 101 Stories to Touch the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit. Written by the wives of those who serve and protect this great country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Patricia Barbee, with Savannah Bishop J. Kevin Boland, received the Bishop Gartland Service Award from the Diocese of Savannah in December, 2001, for an "Extraordinary service to the Catholic Church." She entered the Church in 1977. Photo Credit: Diocese of Savannah, GA
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