Wednesday, July 13, 2011

WoW 100 - What kind of a mother does that?

     She sadly looked at him and through her tears quietly replied, "I fell asleep and when I woke up the baby was gone. What kind of a mother does that?"
     "Amelia," Tyler leaned forward again, "I want you to listen to me very carefully. You were eighteen years old. You were sent away to a home that handled situations like yours. The likelihood that you 'fell asleep' is probably more that you were drugged into a deep enough sleep for them to take the baby away from you. Most women after giving birth have an adrenaline rush and are alert...

The 100-word excerpt above is found in chapter TWENTY-NINE, page 184 of  Disrupted Lives by author Brenda Youngerman.

This will be my last share from the book "Disrupted Lives", although I will be posting my book review for this title this coming Sunday, July 17th, as part of Brenda Youngerman's Disrupted Lives Blog Tour beginning at Fiction With A Purpose.

I have a pile of books on my TBR list and will begin next week sharing 100 word excerpts from three books I am currently reading! I also hope to begin getting back to writing and posting my book reviews, as I am way behind on that ToDo List, too.

Book bloggers are invited to hop along with us in this WoW Weekly 100 Words blog hop. Just snag the hop button and link for your blog post, add your post link and title to the weekly linky list provided in my weekly WoW 100 post. Although this is a Wednesday hop, you're welcome to hop in at any time throughout the week and share from the book titles you are currently reading.

I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts. I type in the box provided, then once I have 100 words, I copy and paste it right into my blog post.


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4 comments:

  1. ElizabethJuly 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    THANKS for adding my giveaway to your linky.

    NEW FOLLOWER here.

    Going to grab your BYGB button.

    THANKS again.

    Elizabeth

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  2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    I cannot believe that is what you posted! It makes Amelia sound so bad! It is amazing how 100 words taken out of context can change a book.

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  3. Ruth Cox aka abitosunshineJuly 13, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Indeed, words taken out of context can be misleading! However, in this case, I think feelings can also be misleading. You feel this excerpt "makes Amelia sound so bad" and yet, I feel these words make Amelia sound real and show the brevity of the situation the young woman found herself in and how she is now dealing with that issue, years later in life.

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  4. Ruth Cox aka abitosunshineJuly 13, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Hi Elizabeth! Delighted to have you follow!

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