Taylor Johnson Presents Tale of Love and Violence in THE AWAKENING OF MISS DANA

Domestic violence can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. This is especially true when the abuse is both psychological and physical. The Awakening of Miss Dana by author Taylor Johnson is a unique and bold perspective into the lives of those people living with domestic violence. This book unravels the love affair of a world class musician and a single mother wanting to live her dreams after her children are grown.

What began as an overseas journey to teach at a school in Haiti with her new found love Raffy becomes an unexpected storm of the misunderstood and misaddressed throws of abuse and violence.

In a country where she has no family or friends except for the children she hopes to inspire and protect, Miss Dana finds her life in danger and her entire reality blown apart within the bile of the exploitation and domination of herself and those she cares most for from communities, institutions and even her lover, Raffy. How can she both protect herself and stay with the children she has fallen so in love with?

Through suspense and emotional uproar, Taylor Johnson pulls the reader into a world seldom understood by outsiders and those unwilling to open their eyes to oppression and violence. A story of empowerment and hope, The Awakening of Miss Dana brings a dark truth about the exploitation, and physical and psychological abuse that occurs within families, institutions and entire communities, into the light.

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About the Author
After spending a year living in Haiti, as close to being a wife as one could be, Taylor Johnson found herself awakened to a new world of truth. From hurricanes, riots, extreme violence and subjugation, her experiences have taught her that what happens in one community continues to happen in others all over. The Canadian writer speaks her truth, as a teacher and public speaker for domestic violence and the rights of women and children, as well as a mother who reminds us all to take joy in the small miracles of life.

The Awakening of Miss Dana* by Taylor Johnson
Life in Haiti
Publication Date: April 10, 2013
Trade Paperback; $15.99; 207 pages; 978-1-4836-1360-4
Trade Hardback; $22.99; 207 pages; 978-1-4836-1361-1
eBook; $3.99; 978-1-4836-1362-8

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