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Neta Jackson
Neta Jackson writes stories that often explore themes of faith and community. Her work includes the book Stand By Me. Readers enjoy her direct storytelling style.
Who do I talk to?
Gabrielle Fairbanks knew her husband was upset with her. She did not expect him to change the locks on their Chicago penthouse, cancel her credit cards and disappear with their two boys. She is suddenly on the street with her elderly mother, her mother's dog and 220 dollars to her name.
At least she has somewhere to go: Manna House, the women's shelter where she works. But even there, surrounded by residents and by the Yada Yada Prayer Group, Gabby feels more alone than she ever has. She longs for someone she can really talk to, someone who can help her mend the pieces of her broken life. Her warm-hearted lawyer seems ready to offer more than legal counsel, and she cannot tell whether he is an answer to prayer or a pleasant distraction.
As her fragile plans fall apart, Gabby lands on a possibility so wild and wonderful it has to be one of those God things. The second book in Neta Jackson's Yada Yada House of Hope series, published in 2009.
Locked out of her home by her husband and left on the street with her mother, she takes refuge at the shelter where she works.