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Cruel Harvest: A Memoir

door Fran Elizabeth Grubb

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"Get out here, now, or I'm gonna kill you!" he hollered.

Little girls are hardwired to hold their daddies in high esteem, so it comes as a shock the first time a daughter feels the back of her daddy's hand across her face . . . or watches him punch and kick her mother to within an inch of her life.

How could this be? Her older sisters teach her how to survive, even when he comes for her in the night.

A girl learns to become invisible, to look the other way, to say nothing when a curious stranger asks if she's okay. To lie. To expect nothing, not even from relatives.

To cry without tears.

To pray silently.

When she is fourteen, and weary, a girl begins to wish she were dead. Cruel Harvest is the compelling story of how she lived instead.

Endorsements:

"A story that seizes the reader's attention . . . the reader can't look away." ?Publisher's Weekly

"Fran Grubb's childhood odyssey is a shatteringly dark tale ofdespair. But that's not the end of her captivating life story. Eachpage of Cruel Harvest reveals aremarkable journey of rescue and redemption. Your heart will be moved as youwitness Jesus' power to deliver, forgive, reconcile, rebuild, and love." â??Denalyn and Max Lucado

"CruelHarvest is an incredible story of survival and forgiveness. Fran'sability to survive brokenness as a child and even into adulthood and then toovercome those experiences through faith and forgiveness is a true testament tothe power of God's love for each of us. Everyone can be inspired by her story."â??SheilaWalsh, author of God Loves Broken Peopleand Women of Faith speaker

"Againstall odds, Fran survived her trip through the "valley of the shadow ofdeath." I loved reading this story of deliverance. Thank you for thereminder that God can turn our mourning into dancing!"â??GraciaBurnham, former hostage and author of In the Presence of My Enemies

"Fran Grubb's heartbreaking story is ultimately one of triumph against all odds. Cruel Harvest is well-written and riveting. It's unimaginable that Fran could face such daily horrors and come out with such grace, wisdom, and generosity. You will be deeply moved!" â?? June Cotner, author of the bestselling Graces and 26 other books, www.junecotner.com

"It is hard endorsing Cruel Harvest with just a few words. I want everyone to know how powerful her story is and how many lives itcan help change, and is currently changing. Ever since reading Fran Grubb'sstory I have used it to help numerous clients that are victims of childhoodviolence. Every woman has commented on her faith and how her book has giventhem hope! We are putting the book in our library for all the ladies toread." â??Vicki Mason, Primary CrisisInterventionist, Women's Crisis Services of LeFlore County, Poteau, Oklahoma

"This was a wonderful book. We could feel the faith of the childthroughout every page. We highly recommend Cruel Harvest." â??DeWayne and RebeccaHicks, Founders of Courage to Change Ministries, Greenville, Arkansas

"Cruel Harvest will touch your heart clear through to yoursoul! I guarantee that you won't be disappointed and you won't be able toput it down." â??Pastor Ray Witherington,Midnight Cry Ministries / Restoration Revival Center Church, Townvill… (meer)

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This book was about Fran's life as a daughter of a migrant worker. It is a tale so sad and heart twisting that you keep reading looking for a glimmer of hope in her life. Fran and her siblings do not have an easy life and her father is a terrible person. It is hard to believe that in this country some children still grow up under these conditions. This is a true story about the harsh realities of life. ( )
  Pattymclpn | Apr 13, 2013 |
I don't usually read memoirs, but I thought I would give this one a try, and I am glad that I did. Fran lives with her siblings, mother and her father. They live in poverty and are always moving around a lot. Fran lives in fear of her father, but she never expresses hatred toward him, even though he is mentally and physically abusive to all of his children and his wife.

Fran and her sisters had to suffer sexual abuse from their father. She constantly lived in fear wondering what abuse she would suffer each day. Her mother was never their to protect her or her siblings, and she abandoned Fran at a very young age. I have 2 children and I can not imagine this. I can't even comprehend it.

Fran and her siblings had to work in the cotton fields at a very young age, from sun up to sun down. Most days they did not get to eat and on the days when they did it was only a bologna sandwich. They had to sleep at night on covers that never got washed. They all had share one washcloth to wash up at night.

Mrs Grubb didn't get to experience most things that children do today. Such as a loving and happy family life. Running around carefree and happy. She longed to go to school like all of the other children, but wasn't allowed to.

Fran tells the story from her point of view as a child and as an adult. The story goes back and forth between the two. This book was very hard for me to read. I had to put it down several times while reading it, and walk away. It was hard for me to comprehend how a parent could do such horrific things to their children.

I will admit that I found myself hating her father. I was so angry at him and wanted to scream. I know that you are not supposed to hate and nothing ever comes of it, but I could not help it. This book was very emotional for me.

As a child Fran had her faith in God to help her through and she often prayed. Her faith in God is what helped her through her very difficult childhood and now also as an adult. Throughout the book Fran talks about her husband and how he has helped her heal.

I found myself wanting to rescue her as the little girl. I admire her very much, and because of her love for Jesus she forgave her father for what he had done to her. I am not so sure I could have done that. Cruel Harvest is a very good book, but as I said it is very emotional and at times really hard to read.

I received a copy of Cruel Harvest from the publisher through Book Sneeze to review and give my honest opinion. ( )
  acovarrubias | Apr 4, 2013 |
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"Get out here, now, or I'm gonna kill you!" he hollered.

Little girls are hardwired to hold their daddies in high esteem, so it comes as a shock the first time a daughter feels the back of her daddy's hand across her face . . . or watches him punch and kick her mother to within an inch of her life.

How could this be? Her older sisters teach her how to survive, even when he comes for her in the night.

A girl learns to become invisible, to look the other way, to say nothing when a curious stranger asks if she's okay. To lie. To expect nothing, not even from relatives.

To cry without tears.

To pray silently.

When she is fourteen, and weary, a girl begins to wish she were dead. Cruel Harvest is the compelling story of how she lived instead.

Endorsements:

"A story that seizes the reader's attention . . . the reader can't look away." ?Publisher's Weekly

"Fran Grubb's childhood odyssey is a shatteringly dark tale ofdespair. But that's not the end of her captivating life story. Eachpage of Cruel Harvest reveals aremarkable journey of rescue and redemption. Your heart will be moved as youwitness Jesus' power to deliver, forgive, reconcile, rebuild, and love." â??Denalyn and Max Lucado

"CruelHarvest is an incredible story of survival and forgiveness. Fran'sability to survive brokenness as a child and even into adulthood and then toovercome those experiences through faith and forgiveness is a true testament tothe power of God's love for each of us. Everyone can be inspired by her story."â??SheilaWalsh, author of God Loves Broken Peopleand Women of Faith speaker

"Againstall odds, Fran survived her trip through the "valley of the shadow ofdeath." I loved reading this story of deliverance. Thank you for thereminder that God can turn our mourning into dancing!"â??GraciaBurnham, former hostage and author of In the Presence of My Enemies

"Fran Grubb's heartbreaking story is ultimately one of triumph against all odds. Cruel Harvest is well-written and riveting. It's unimaginable that Fran could face such daily horrors and come out with such grace, wisdom, and generosity. You will be deeply moved!" â?? June Cotner, author of the bestselling Graces and 26 other books, www.junecotner.com

"It is hard endorsing Cruel Harvest with just a few words. I want everyone to know how powerful her story is and how many lives itcan help change, and is currently changing. Ever since reading Fran Grubb'sstory I have used it to help numerous clients that are victims of childhoodviolence. Every woman has commented on her faith and how her book has giventhem hope! We are putting the book in our library for all the ladies toread." â??Vicki Mason, Primary CrisisInterventionist, Women's Crisis Services of LeFlore County, Poteau, Oklahoma

"This was a wonderful book. We could feel the faith of the childthroughout every page. We highly recommend Cruel Harvest." â??DeWayne and RebeccaHicks, Founders of Courage to Change Ministries, Greenville, Arkansas

"Cruel Harvest will touch your heart clear through to yoursoul! I guarantee that you won't be disappointed and you won't be able toput it down." â??Pastor Ray Witherington,Midnight Cry Ministries / Restoration Revival Center Church, Townvill

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