Just Once - Sundown Fiction Collection Author:Mary Blount Christian From the Literacy Materials Bulletin, Issue #2, — published by the Centre for Curriculum and Professional Development by Barbara Bate — Just Once is the story of a young wife and mother who is physically abused by her husband. As in most fiction, the plot is based on fact. — The woman loves her husband and wants to make a home for him and their chi... more »ld, but at what cost?
A quote from the jacket cover describes her
conflict: "Cora can no longer live with her husband's violent temper. She must take her baby and find a way to make it on her own."
In addition to wife abuse, issues of alcoholism, working wives, self-esteem, support systems, and child care are addressed.
The book has 48 pages of large print with dramatic illustrations.« less