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A DEBUT NOVEL \u00b7 A STORY OF FAMILY & SECRETS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Beyond My Control<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A daughter searching for her past. A love fighting to find its way home.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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BY LAVERNE M. CARTWRIGHT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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01 \/ LOVE & LOSS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A past that lingers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The choices and tragedies of youth echo across the years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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02 \/ THE SEARCH<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A name worth finding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A young girl looks beyond the life she knows for answers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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03 \/ HOME & HOPE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A family reunited<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Love is rediscovered, even as new dangers emerge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE STORY<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Some bonds are stronger than the secrets that divide us.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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After surviving a deadly fire, Christina is raised under the cruelty of Aunt Shirley. At sixteen, she escapes and discovers freedom and her first love with John. But circumstances tear them apart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Years later, Christina and John are brought together again. The possibility that their missing daughter may still be alive leads them toward Leah, a young girl who has placed a notice in the Halifax Chronicle Herald in the hope of finding her birth parents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reunion brings a chance at a new life\u2014until old nightmares return and Christina feels the danger of the past closing in again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The search is, the search for truths, for origin, for roots.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2014 FROM THE OPENING OF THE NOVEL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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INTRODUCING THE NOVEL<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Beyond My Control<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A richly layered story of family, identity, love and the past that refuses to stay buried.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cI desperately need to find my real mother and\/or father.\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A personal advertisement in the Halifax Chronicle Herald becomes a thread connecting the lives of a daughter and the parents she hopes to find.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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MEET THE AUTHOR<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LaVerne M. Cartwright<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Born in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia, LaVerne M. Cartwright is a grandmother, traveller, and independent spirit with a love for art, gardening, and flower arranging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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During a quiet Canadian winter, she found a meaningful creative escape in writing her debut novel. Beyond My Control explores the dramatic journey of a child seeking her birth parents and reflects her belief that life\u2019s journeys are often easier said than done.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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FOR READERS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The conversation continues beyond the last page.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reader reviews will be featured here when available. Have you read Beyond My Control? The author would love to hear your thoughts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE AUTHOR\u2019S DESK<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A space for future book updates, author reflections, and new announcements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stories behind the story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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New articles and updates from LaVerne will appear here when published.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Every family has a story. Some are still waiting to be found.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For book enquiries, reader messages, and author updates, reach out to LaVerne directly by email.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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