We are Called to Rise
By: Laura McBride
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781471132599; 9781471132605
Subjects: Immigrants; Mother and child; Women immigrants; Crimes against; Fiction
Description: In the predawn hours, a woman's marriage crumbles with a single confession. Across town, an immigrant family struggles to get by in the land of opportunity. Three thousand miles away, a soldier wakes up in hospital with the vague feeling he's done something awful. In a single moment, these disparate lives intersect. Faced with seemingly insurmountable loss, each person must decide whether to give in to despair, or to find the courage and resilience to rise. We Are Called to Rise is a story about a child's fate. It is a story about families - the ones we have and the ones we make. It challenges us to think about our responsibilities to each other while reminding us that compassion and charity can rescue even our darkest moments.
Notes: Paperback.