The Penny - Large Print Author:Joyce Meyer, Deborah Bedford Set in St. Louis in the racial hotbed of the mid-1950s, the story's protagonist is the sexually abused adolescent, Jenny Blake. "All my life has been shaped by other people's hands. Daddy slapping me, Mama never hugging me, Jean pointing a finger of criticism at me." When Jenny picks up a penny in the street, she sets off a chain of events th... more »at results in her working for the mysterious Miss Opal Shaw, who teaches her the importance of unconditional love, grace, patience and forgiveness.« less