Shirley J. Adult Fiction Abandoned children, 1950s movie stars
Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers 480 pages
When Pastor Ezekiel Freeman finds an abandoned baby under a bridge outside of the town of Haven little does he know his wife will want to adopt her. Life in the Freeman family is full of love, support and security for the little girl now 6, but when the only mother she has ever known gets sick and dies, then the only father she has ever known takes her from her home and GIVES her to another family in town to raise, she, Abra, is damaged mentally for life. She misses her brother, Joshua and can't understand why her Daddy abandoned her. Every day she wished for him to come back and take her home but he never did. Her new home had 2 adults who professed to care for her and her new "sister" had been her best friend who had said I wish we were sisters many times, but, once Abra actually did live in her home, the girl turned surly and hateful and jealous. Life just kept getting worse. The adults in the home kept wanting her to call them Mom and Dad, but, she just couldn't. She had parents and they no longer wanted her she would never trust completely again. Love didn't last. Her "sister" brought a rich bad boy home when Abra was 17 and the playboy made a pass at Abra. and she ends up running away from home with him only to find out jumping out of the frying pan just got her into the fire. The boy eventually takes her to his mother's home and they both use her for information (the mother - a Hedda Hopper type) and the boy abused her mentally and sexually. She next moves on to a life with an older man who imprisons her in his home only letting her out to act in film under his strict watch. Her film career soars ala Marilyn Monroe style and the folks back home recognize her from photos in magazines and newspapers though her is now Lena Scott. Where does her story go from here? Excellent story I highly recommend this one to teens on up.
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