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Hope and Desire is a beautifully written novel that shows an accurate portrayal of th elife of a young woman who rises from a poor background and ready sacrifices her career for her family. This is a compelling story. Theresa Grant brings a freshness and innocence to a young woman, Jennifer green, who finds herself in one bad situation after another. As a young woman, Jennifer dreams of making something of herself only to see her dreams shattered time and again. But she perseveres through taking care of siblings, getting her big chance to get away, only to be in another situation of loosing erh dreams by finding hersef married to an older man she doesn't love or respect. Again she  escapes and finds love, only to have her husband find her and ruin it for her  again, and finds herself on trial for murder. Theresa keeps the emotions high and th estory riviting..

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