Marked at Birth

Name: Marked at Birth
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Theresa A. Campbell
ISBN: 9781705085592

Author: Theresa A. Campbell

Narrator: Lynnette R. Freeman

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/21/2023

Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Urban, Women

Synopsis

What do you do if people say you are born with the “mark of the devil,” especially in Jamaica where many believe in the spirits of good and evil? If you are Isabella “Bella” Pigmore, born with a birthmark so pronounced that she faces ridicule for most of her young life, you feel bad—very bad.

Growing up feeling like a freak, Bella clings to the only support she has, her mother. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances and she is left alone with her abusive father, Bella suffers dearly at the hands of the man who should protect her.

Leaving her hometown of Clarendon, Jamaica, behind, Bella travels to a new town, hoping to become invisible in a parish where she isn’t known by anyone.

But once again, the people she should be able to trust betray her in the worst possible way. Bella becomes a pawn in a twisted, treacherous plot with murderous ramifications. As her life spirals out of control, will she find the power and resilience to fight for the only thing that now matters in her life? Will Bella be
able to rise above her low self-esteem to realize that she is beautiful and wonderfully made in the image of God?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natasha on August 22, 2023

This was phenomenal , a beautiful, inspirational , heartfelt👏🏾👏🏾 There are so many more words that could be used to describe this book and I'd say that this is one of my top reads of 2023. I went into this book blind because I never read the synopsis, I saw the cover and was drawn to it. I read it and......more

Goodreads review by Sheryl on May 31, 2023

This book had my heart aching for the character Bella. She lost her mom to the abuse of her father; only to have him start abusing her. She was born with a birthmark on her face. Her father called her ugly names and beat her daily. After he died, she left the parish she lived in to get a new start a......more

Goodreads review by Charmella on June 24, 2023

Whew, the scheming! But Good God An emotional roller coaster ride as the intense trauma and plotting trickery unfolds throughout. Victory prevails, in the love wins, and seemingly unending wounds are healed. This book is full of depth, so many things to talk about.......more

Goodreads review by Bee on July 09, 2023

This book was a decent book to read. I would put in a category of Christian fiction: It quick and has a lot of interesting twist and turns. As I began to finish up reading, I caught on to the pilot however some twists in the story had me like oh really. I would read it again (good summer read)💯......more