Growing Pains

“Without struggle, there is no progress.”- Fredrick Douglas. That saying is so true when it comes to Tonia. Struggles, strength, and barriers encounterd, changes her and challenges the epiphany of strength and devotion in this modern tale. Denied in turn for abandonment, Tonia copes alone without help, better yet, buries pain behind fake smiles; conflicted by being thrown monkey wrenches from things and people she thought would always be there. However, when entities threaten to strip her of the will to heal from an abortion, and desertion of both parents, and a rape, she finds no hand pulling her from the sea of depression smothering her, or does she? Viewed by such authors as Zane, author of Love is Painless. Embarce the journey as we begin with Growing Pains.The sequel to Growing Pains, entitled Confessions Of Karma, is due for release in 2010.