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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... told her about his commitment. She recalled every word and played them over repeatedly in her thoughts. His words had jolted her. “You what?” Jewel's light hazel eyes searched Charlie's face for understanding, while doubt and confusion ...
... told. He could still feel the fear as he ran away from home. He had waved to his mama from the end of the driveway as he slipped into the woods to hop a freight train south of Philadelphia, Mississippi near the small community of Deemer ...
... told no one but John Mayo and no one else knew – or did they? Jackie's father was the one who shot Papa in the back. Did he tell anyone that I knew his secret? Just before he died from a gunshot to the head (by his own hand) he learned ...
... told me as he extended a crusty hand. I refused to grasp it. “What's yours?” I refused to tell him my name and, really, I never did, although he learned it by his own shrewd detective work. There was no fooling Speedy O'Malley. He was ...
... told me about himself in the days following. He refused to let me out of his sight, insisting I needed his protection. “I'm the proprietor of a barber shop,” he told me, I didn't believe it until a few weeks later when he led me up the ...