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Holding On to Hurt

By: Charlotte Roth
Narrated by: Valerie Smaldone
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IIrene Hurt's life is perfect, and she cherishes every moment with her son and her husband, until...the day she gets the call every mother dreads. Her son, Scottie is injured in a mass school shooting and is rushed to the ICU, where he's put into a medically induced coma to wait out his fate. Devastated, her husband pulls away and even tries to convince Irene to remove Scottie's life support, to save his son from a life of lesser existence. But, Irene refuses to give up hope.

On her journey through grief, denial, anger, and finally, acceptance, Irene discovers more about the events of that tragic day, the boy who shot her son and then took his own life, and the husband she thought she knew and could trust. Will Scottie pull through? Or, will Irene accept that sometimes, the best thing a mother can do for her child is let go?

Set in the darkest hours of winter in Seattle, Holding On to Hurt tells the gripping story of one mother's fight to keep her son alive, no matter what she has to sacrifice.

©2017 Charlotte Roth (P)2019 Charlotte Roth Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Tear-jerking Marriage Heartfelt
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An emotional Rollercoaster!! Wow! That is all I can say! Beautifully written and the narration was wonderful! Can't say hardly anything bad about this book. Still can't get right over the emotions of this book!

Right in the feelers!

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Gut wrenching.. This book is utterly gut wrenching.

I cried like a baby. Full on ugly cried. Sadness, loss, devastation.. they are all front and center in this book. I think having kids myself made me understand Irene so much more than if I wasn't a mother. I felt her loss and heartache as if it was my own and I felt the anger and desperation. It was beautifully written and completely gutted me.

The twists and turns you don't see coming, the key players in the game.. it destroyed me. Man I have never read a book as devastatingly beautiful as this one.

Valerie Smaldone made me feel, I'm talking FEEL. Full force feel the hurt and anger. She did an awesome job with the emotions in this book.

Gut wrenching!

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This is a story of every parents most dreaded fear.
The journey they take in fear, tears, anger, denial, finally acceptance that they may lose someone precious and not replaceable in there life.
This is a raw, emotionally gripping, roller coaster, be warned to of a box of tissues close at hand.
Valerie Smaldone bless her heart did an amazing job narrating.

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What an emotionally gripping story. Holding On To Hurt was another fantastic story from Charlotte Roth that had me hooked until the very end. This is not a romance. It is a story about a family trying to cope with the unimaginable and about a mother's love for her child and her determination to keep him alive despite differing views on the matter.
Charlotte Roth gave all the emotions in this story and you felt every single one of them. Its a story that will stay in your mind long after you've finished.
I listened to the audible version of this novel which was narrated by Valerie Smaldone. She did a great job with the narration and was able to portray the emotional anguish of both parents. I enjoyed listening to her.
Holding On To Hurt is a definite must read that will evoke a range of emotions from you. I would highly recommend it to all lovers of women's fiction.
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Loved it

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oh man... Charlotte Roth made me cry ugly tears. I blame Valerie too. What a roller coaster of feelings and emotions. This book is a definite heart jerker. It's so well written, and the narration brought it to life. I had to stop listening at work and just wait until the kids went to sleep. Tears were just running down my face. This book leaves me at a loss for words. There's more I wish I could say, but I don't want to mess it up for anyone. Awesome story.

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all the feels

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