The Scream Within [Paperback]

Loadwin Abrams-Gray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2004

Shawna Cartier's life of privilege comes to a drastic halt when she is committed into a psychiatric ward. The experience forces Shawna to do a self- evaluation and come to terms with her past. She must deal with painful and shocking decisions that she has made. Secrets, lies, and deception have devastating consequences for all involved, leaving Shawna to pick up the pieces of a shattered life. Feeling that her life is spiraling out of control, Shawna seeks professional help. Her counselor, Keith, quickly becomes her best friend. Having difficulty separating business from pleasure, Keith must decide whether or not he wants to pursue a romantic relationship with her. Derrick, Shawna's father, was a dead-beat dad who reaches high levels of success by denying his own race. Evelyn, Shawna's mother, is overprotective of her daughter, because she desperately wants to shelter her from the world. Nanna, Shawna's grandmother, vividly remembers her days of young, but a youthful indiscretion haunts her for the rest of her life. Jake, Shawna's husband, turns her life into a nightmare.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dwan Abrams has assisted writers with editing and proofreading. She has also attended the annual Stonecoast Writer?s Conference where she studied fiction writing. Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, she has an M.B.A., and lives in Atlanta with her family. She has lived throughout the United States and abroad. She is currently working on her next book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (February 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595310168
• ISBN-13: 978-0595310166
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,111,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Are you kidding me?, April 15, 2005

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This review is from: The Scream Within (Paperback)

This book has to be somebody's cruel way of playing a practical joke. The writing was horrible! My friend's eight year old could've written better. Talk about confusing???? This story bounced all over the place. There was no real connection. What in tarnation was she screaming about? I read on the back of the book that the author is an editor and attended writing classes. That remains to be seen. If I were her, I wouldn't tell anyone and would take that off the back of the book. I was so turned off by the writing and story itself (being so poorly written) that on several occasions I had to put the book down. I only picked it back up to give it a chance, but it was so hard and unfortunately, a first occurred for me: I could not finish this book. Don't mean to be cruel, but unlike most authors, this writer does not display any inkling of being "gifted" in any writing manner.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Scream Within (Paperback)

I tend to agree with the first reviewer. I was really disappointed with the book as a whole. Thought maybe the author was in a rush to publish, rather than take the time to really develop characters. I wondered through the whole book what was the "Scream Within". Felt this was a draft rather than a finished work. Feel with a good editor, this could have been a great book. I read reviews on authors website and wondered if we had read the same book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 8, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Scream Within (Paperback)

There was little logic as to why the main character's story ended up the way it did.