ASIN: B008RRXPLE
Publisher: King's Authors Publishing
Pages: 132
Card House: The First Hand is based on a family from Chicago who have all individually been dealt their own fair share of “bad hands”. The story is told in the words of Alicia, the middle daughter in the Yarbrough family who is living a secret life alongside her physically abusive boyfriend J-Ace, all while serving as a crutch for her older sister who is fighting to save her marriage as she battles her life altering addiction. Simultaneously, the youngest sister, Denise receives praise and guidance from their father, James now that she has graduated from high school, yet he insists on channeling his bitter rage toward his son, Junior who has returned from Iraq instead of acknowledging his own unspeakable past which soon resurfaces…and that’s only a few face cards out of the suit!Card House is a metaphor for how many households may look solid from the outside looking in, but any small ...
