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"Breaking Twig, a beautifully written and thought provoking novel, is absolutely one I will recommend to my book group...I was hooked." - Amazon Best Selling Author of "The Do-Over," Kathy Dunnehoff

"I'd give this book 5/5 stars. I was literally unable to put it down and finished it in about 5 hours. I strongly recommend it to anyone..." - Kayla Joy, Addiction To Words

"...The characters...made me really appreciate the book. They're real, they're interesting, they grow, and when the book was over I wanted to reach in and give them a hug for all we've been through together." - Faith McKay.net

About the Author

Deborah Epperson has a degree in biology and English and after working in the scientific field for twenty years, she turned her talents to writing fiction and nonfiction. Her nonfiction and poetry have been published in newspapers and magazines in Montana and nationally. 

A transplanted Texan, she likes to write stories and characters steeped in the lyrical traditions and mystical surroundings of the Deep South where she grew up. 
 
Deborah lives in beautiful Northwest Montana with her husband and two children. When not working on her next novel or article, she enjoys doing pet therapy work with her golden retriever, and volunteering in animal rescue.

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  • File Size: 3274 KB
  • Print Length: 457 pages
  • Publisher: WRITE MONTANA (January 4, 2014)
  • Publication Date: January 4, 2014
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005OUJGNS
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168 of 177 people found the following review helpful
Disturbing and Distasteful
By A. on January 15, 2014
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I found this book disturbing. It begins with this child being raped by her step brother. Her mother is abusive, her step father pretty much sits back and watches the abuse, while being her friend. Then the clincher–when she turns eighteen her and the stepfather fall in love and have a physical relationship. How do you spell pedophile. This man raised her as his daughter. Now he is sleeping with her. This is a disturbed, abused, damaged girl. And this grown man takes her as his lover. Really. I found the story to feel creepy and wrong. Well written, yes. Interesting characters, yes. Core subject matter was distasteful. And to be honest I wasn’t able to finish the book. Got 75% done and just couldn’t do it anymore. Just to many things wrong with this story for me.
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88 of 92 people found the following review helpful
New voice in southern literature
By D. Burke on October 11, 2011
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With a voice as rich as sorghum molasses, Epperson seductively draws the reader into the rural south of the 60s and 70s. In the southern tradition of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, the author explores the depths of the human heart and spirit, with wisdom, humor, and unflinching truthfulness.

Becky Leigh Cooper's coming of age is tumultuous and touching, as she bounces back and forth between her mother Helen's abuse and her stepfather Frank's tenderness. Although the story sounds depressing, Epperson's black humor keeps it compelling and, at times, even joyful. Becky's struggle to prevail--becoming neither a "pick" (victim) nor a "picker" (abuser)--rivets the reader. What evil will Helen try next? How will brave Becky counter? Can Frank keep peace between the stepdaughter he loves and the wife he endures? Who will win this desperate contest of souls?

Discovering new authors for a reasonable price makes my Kindle a great way to read. I'm glad to find Deborah Epperson's book and look forward to the next one.
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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Was very surprised by this book
By D.C. on January 26, 2012
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I will start by saying, I am still not sure how I feel about the story. I could not stop reading it, it kept my interest even though I was not completely comfortable with the premise.
The book was well written, there were a couple spots that the timeline was a little confusing, but it was still good.
I believe any book that makes you think or wonder is a great book.
I has a couple girlfriends get this to get their opinion.

There is not graphic detail, but there is severe abuse, and rape to Becky. The story and rape both start at age 13. I tell you this because it is on first page of book so does not seem like a spoiler and because not everyone is comfortable with this story line.

I enjoyed it and found it to be thought provoking. If you are ok with storyline I would definitely get it .
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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Powerful story - an excellent read
By Amazon Customer on December 31, 2011
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This story was filled with rich characters and an interesting story.

It was easy to get wrapped up in Twig's journey through her childhood with an abusive mother, to a mental hospital where she was abused again back to the home where all the trouble started to start a new life for herself in the most unlikely of ways.

Much of what her mother did to her or put her through was inexcusable but it was interesting to see the way the story wrapped up and how they pasted together a semblance of a mother/daughter relationship.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Gripping Ride of a Roller Coaster
By Joribear on April 24, 2012
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Let me start off by saying I am an AVID reader. I have an appetite for reading that is insatiable. I'll finish a book and immediately reach (click) for the next thing to read. Breaking Twig left me wanting more, more, and more. I finished it in less than 24 hours (yeah, you know that car you honked at that was stopped at a green light? That was probably me, reading in traffic...), but I didn't move on to the next book immediately. I sat back and reflected on the story told in Breaking Twig. It was a strange sensation for me to be done with a book and not on the prowl for the next; so odd, even my children commented on it!

Breaking Twig will have you laughing, crying, cheering - to put it simply, you are INVOLVED with this book. Sure, as a reader, you can't put it down, not just because it is a great read, but because Deborah Epperson pulls you in with her fluid writing skill and believable characters.

I, for one, am anxiously awaiting the next novel from this very talented author.
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53 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing
By Chris Schilling on May 3, 2013
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This story had potential and was, grammatically speaking, well written. However there were many disappointing qualities. First, the characters were flat and unlikable. The villains lacked any redeeming or sympathetic qualities. Characters that should have had some degree of honesty, honor or integrity instead acted on the whim of "Momma" simply because she was sexually appealing. Even the heroine/victim, instead of learning any lesson or rebelling against the injustices served upon her, seeks only to become a "Picker" herself. Everyone acts in entirely selfish and self-serving ways, without any regard for what is right or good. At the end, we are simply left to accept, or not, as there is no redemption or remorse and the "bad behavior" simply continues. Even characters who are "good" , by loving these unlovable characters become pitiful and unlikable in their weakness. The story itself is depressing. Bad things continue to happen without end. There is no happy ending here, no lessons learned, no redemption and no resolution. It was only my own dogged determination to finish the book in order to write an honest review which kept me reading. That and a hope that in the end there would be, not simply a n explanation of why, but also a what now?
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Published 9 days ago by Amazon Customer
Can't bring myself to finish this. (Spoilers)

While this is a well written novel, I'm disturbed by the sudden and unsettling change in relationship between Rebecca and Frank less than halfway through the story. Read more

Published 12 days ago by Amazon Customer
... needed to be and also so very brutal and sad.

It was probably 100 pages longer than it needed to be and also so very brutal and sad.

Published 14 days ago by Mary Ellen
Sad at times and the mother was a trollop that didn't deserve the help...

Good read and though it was hard to read sometimes, because of the things the mother did, I still read on. Read more

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Did not like the book. After being misused all her life by her mother, she stands by and defends her....yuk!

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