Author: dbcarter

When they have broken you, when you have been humiliated, bullied, deserted and destitute, can you find a place where you may dare to be happy? Susan travels with her mother, escaping a life of heartbreak and poverty in the city, to live with their one remaining friend in a small rural village. At twenty Susan is still bound by the trauma of her youth, but starts to blossom into womanhood, thanks … into womanhood, thanks to the tender encouragement of Luke, the eccentric occupant of ‘The Cherries’, who lives surrounded by books and art. It is a journey of…