Chains of Gold: Charlie Q.’s struggle to be free of intangible, invisible chainsAuthorHouse, 29 באוג׳ 2007 - 324 עמודים
Charlie O’Malley is filled with grief, anxiety and hopelessness as he stands on the banks of Lake Erie and contemplates suicide. Jewel Brady, an avowed atheist has just broken their engagement because she cannot endure being married to a preacher. The temptation to throw himself into the dark, roiling waters of the lake pulls him toward the bank. You first met Charlie and Jewel in the books Anguish of the Innocent and Guilt in Disguise when they fell in love in high school. Charlie’s decision to be a preacher was the catalyst, which tore them apart. Now Charlie must decide whether to marry the girl he loves or follow through on his commitment to God. In her despair and depression, Jewel casts aside her moral convictions and begins a destructive lifestyle, which puts her in situations that have life-long consequences. Charlie’s brother, Hubert and Jewel begin a romantic relationship, unaware of the other’s relationship to Charlie. World War I and the great influenza epidemic bring death and grief to Buffalo, so Charlie must decide whether to join the military or stay home and minister to the people in his church. You will weep with the broken hearted, rejoice with the victorious and hope for a solution to a seemingly hopeless situation when you read Chains of Gold set in Buffalo, New York in Nineteen-seventeen.
Carolyn Erickson, Retired Peace Corp volunteer: This chapter in the life of Billy Richards (a.k.a. Charlie Q. O’Malley, II) takes him from hopelessness and despair to the strong belief in his life’s mission. The spiritual strength he grows into along the way helps him in his relationships to himself, his friends, and an almost lost brother. In this, he is a lot like the rest of us.
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... hair and moustache a dark brown. These changes along with his somewhat plump physique made him unrecognizable from the baby-faced picture the sheriff of Neshoba County, Mississippi had brandished when he was searching for him - when he ...
... hair, sprinkled with bits of red and orange. In the summer months, it turned almost blond. When others attempted to describe it, they referred to it as “honey colored”. When asked the color of her hair she usually responded with ...
... grasped a strand of loose hair from her cheek and tucked it behind her ear. Her round face, sprinkled with freckles made her appear much younger than her twenty-one years. “What about the money? We were going to have a Chains ofGold 7.
... the sofa opposite Speedy and her mother. Charlie had asked Speedy, his adopted father to stay in the room. He was eighty-years-of-age yet still agile and mentally alert. His hair was thin and gray, his eyes still Chains ofGold 9.
... hair was thin and gray, his eyes still sharp, his mind perceptive. Wisdom was his master. Now Jewel recalled the conversation word for word. She reached for Charlie's hand and squeezed it tightly. “Charlie, I've thought very carefully ...