The Tormenting Beauty of Empathy

One mute peasant woman flees Civil War-torn Guatemala for the United States, and soon-and forever-changes the world as we know it.

"...a beautiful, touching, and redeeming tale that I can highly recommend to everyone. When as a reader you feel better inside for having read a book, you know the author has achieved his or her goal. This is such a book." ~ Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Grant Leishman (5 STARS)

Hana, a young Guatemalan woman who fell mute from a childhood tragedy, flees the brutal Civil War ravaging her country in search of a better life in the United States. Soon after arriving, she discovers she's pregnant, and is banished from her new home and sent to live in a Mayan community in Indiantown, Florida.

There, she settles into a peaceful life of embroidery and raising her child, a daughter who turns out to be... different... and special-the kind of special that soon draws worldwide attention, for the better and worse.

"...the story moves with basic grace... told with heartfelt belief, but also with an unswerving directness that feels preordained." ~ Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Joel R. Dennstedt (5 STARS)

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a contemporary literary/religious exploration of two women-a mother and daughter-driven by extraordinary circumstances in a memorable story you'll not soon forget.

BOOKS BY RICHARD ROBBINS:

• "Love, Loss, and Lagniappe"
• "Panicles"
• "The Tormenting Beauty of Empathy"

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• "Hannah's Voice" by Robb Grindstaff
• "All the Tomorrows" by Nillu Nasser
• "The Temptation of Destiny" by D.M. Earley