Carol Davis Luce

Awakening: Secrets of a Brown Eyed Girl Carol Davis Luce

From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author, Carol Davis Luce.In the nineteen forties and fifties, from age five to thirteen, the young girl of Hungarian descent, Suzy Kovak, grows up in the rougher parts of Southern California. Often penniless, at times living in an orphanage or with relatives, Mom and the two kids cling to dreams of their own home and a real full-time dad.

Suzy's older brother Lenny is quiet, strong, an observer and protector. They are forced to grow up fast, to see and experience things no child should have to see or experience. There are despicable types here. Perverts, bullies, a surprising stalker, and lurking dangers for the brown-eyed girl. Suzy holds tight to her secrets--until she meets the one person who unlocks her mind and sets the secrets free.

"...page after page of funny, tragic, astounding but always true-to-life adventures of her immediate family, other relatives, neighbors, school mates, and predators."