Gail Cauble Gurley | FEARLESS HEART

FEARLESS HEART is the result of the recent Great Recession that hit our nation and my realization that there is an entire generation with little or no knowledge of The Great Depression chapter in the history of America. I was not yet born when the Great Depression began in 1929, but I heard my parents and other relatives speak of it frequently during my childhood. It was a life altering challenge for an entire generation, and became engrained in my psyche, helping to mold my character, my values and my morals. These stories of hardship gave me a foundation on which to build my future and my attitudes regarding the possible challenges of life, giving me the strength and courage to not only prepare for but face any possible threats against personal security, safety and stability.

The stories that I was told about the depression, the events that I witnessed as a result of lessons learned from that event, and the fact that our nation now has an entire generation with no knowledge of, nor empathy for, America's Great Depression, inspired me to affirm these scenes through words. Thus was born FEARLESS HEART. Many of the characters living on the pages between the covers of my work were people I knew growing up in rural North Carolina. Others are products of historic figures depicted in old history books, on TV and in early movies, as well as my own imagination.

Molly Fulton, a kind and wealthy lady, conducts a relentless search for all that she lost at a very young age. Robert Blair and his young family struggle to survive in the slums of New York City as each day becomes a battle against hunger, cold, possible homelessness, illness and abject poverty. Molly finds the Blairs in what can only be considered a minor miracle and offers them reprieve and escape from the anger and dangers of the Great Depression. Even after leaving the fears of the slums, the friends they made are not forgotten. FEARLESS HEART contains charming, believable characters that come alive in the minds and hearts of readers. The pain suffered is palpable; the courage, heartwarming; the trepidation, frightening as the reader begins to identify and sympathize with these people who could be our own neighbors, friends, relatives, even ourselves. Relief and joy are realized as some hardships are overcome, and sorrow is felt over battles lost while ignorance and lack of knowledge regarding those dark days in our nation are replaced with empathy and compassion for the adversity suffered.

FEARLESS HEART is a journey of emotions that will confirm the goodness of people, the strength of love and the courage of determination. It leaves the reader eager to turn the pages and sorrowful to reach the end. It is a triumph of the human spirit and confirmation of the innate goodness of humanity, even when faced with almost insurmountable challenges and hardships. The surprise ending will leave the reader breathless.

FEARLESS HEART is available online at www.worldcastlepublishing.com, Teen/Family section and Amazon.com. It is also available as an ebook. You will laugh, you will cry and you will rejoice as your confidence in goodness is restored.

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