Read What Writers Are Saying About Hope in Patience:
"[Fifteen-year-old] Ashley Asher is a beacon for at-risk teens....Hope in Patience is the kind of book that can save lives."
— Printz Honor, author of Chanda’s Secrets and Borderline
Hope in Patience is “[the] eloquent story of 15-year-old Ashley Nicole’s painful and courageous struggle out of deep psychological damage caused by years of abuse...into the beginning of healing and the gradual return of self-esteem, personhood, and an understanding of the true nature of love.”
—Nancy Garden, author of Annie on My Mind, One of the Best of the Best Books for YAs of the last 4 decades of the 20th Century, ALA, 2000
"This gripping novel takes us deep into the emotional devastation of Ashley Asher, who finds strength and courage in a small Texas town after her stepfather's abuse and mother's abandonment. Readers won't be able to put this book down."
—Mary Beth Miller, author of AIMEE, a 2002 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Colorado Blue Spruce Book for 2003, a Barnes & Noble Best Teen Book of 2002
"Beth Fehlbaum digs down into the intensely painful and unforgettable pain of Ashley Asher, a girl who has every reason to give up all hope, but who chooses the far more difficult path, finding a way to be strong and healthy. An extremely brave work, Hope in Patience takes us places we don’t want to go but must, if we are to care about victims of child sexual abuse."
—Terry Trueman, author of Stuck in Neutral
"The grittiest, most uncompromising story I’ve ever read about a mother and daughter. You’ve got to meet Ashley Asher, a teen heroine for our tough times."
—Robert Lipsyte, author of Raiders Night and The Contender
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Beth Fehlbaum
Photo: Alissa Fehlbaum
and Kayci Cramer
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