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When Katie Wakes
When Katie Wakes
Author: Connie May Fowler
ISBN-13: 9780345444547
ISBN-10: 034544454X
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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bellasgranny avatar reviewed When Katie Wakes on + 468 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I am a long time fan of Connie May Fowler's work and remember reading "Before Women Had Wings" in the late '90s, and the powerful effect it had on me. Connie grew up with alcoholics who physically and verbally abused her, like her mother and grandmother before her. She continues the cycle of violence when she lets an alcoholic and abusive man into her life. Despite Connie's intelligence and education, she cannot break the cycle until she adopts a dog who eventually gives her the courage to get out.

The story is sad and heart wrenching, Connie is courageous and resilient. This is a wonderful memoir and I highly recommend it. Next up for me is her novel "The Problem With Murmur Lee".
reviewed When Katie Wakes on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
If you liked Connie Mae Fowler's Before Women Had Wings, you'll be interested in this biographical account of her life.
Munro avatar reviewed When Katie Wakes on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A powerful read. Gives you an inside view of how an abused woman thinks and why it is so hard to break the cycle.
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This is a memoir of a battered woman who is writing to the man who is battering her. She tells her feelings. She gets a dog named Katie that helps her get through her difficulties.