A African Americans families life who has been ravished by the hardships of life. The family becomes separated after all these hardships then are finally all reunited as a family unit.

Drama,Epic,Family,Memoir,Young Adult,Other,Biographical

1st Part-This novel follows the Journey of Opal May Kane life a poor southerner girl who grew up on a small pig farm in Mississippi. She begins life from some very humble begginings. These humble begginings have caused Opals life to be ravished by an unjust and unfair cruel existence.

The youngest son reunites the family after many decades of being separated and they finally all become a family unit again as the Kane family.

Mississippi, New York, Detroit, Baltimore, Virginia, Vietnam, Italy

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Internal Journey/Rebirth,Tragedy,Other

Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Coming of Age,Philosophical Questions,Twist,Other

Sexual Abuse,Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity

Name: Opal and her eight children

Age: Varies

Gender: Female

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Complex,Desperate,Faithful,Flexible,Insecure,Naive,Strong Moral Code,Selfless,Religious,Uneducated,Modest

Name: Opal eight children

Age: From ages of 1 to 60

Gender: Male

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Badass,Charming,Complex,Confident,Engaging,Faithful,Flexible,Gracious,Educated,Honorable,Insecure,Leader,Naive,Lone Wolf,Strong Moral Code,Secretive,Visionary,Funny,Skillful,Outspoken,Selfless,Blunt,Religious,Obedient,Modest,Masculine,Underdog

Name: Opals 8 children

Age: 1-60

Gender: Male

Role: emotional

Key Traits: Adventurous,Underdog,Masculine,Aspiring,Modest,Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Complex,Confident,Desperate,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Gracious,Flexible,Heroic,Educated,Insecure,Leader,Lone Wolf,Strong Moral Code,Sophisticated,Secretive,Romantic,Funny,Visionary,Skillful,Outspoken,Selfless,Religious,Blunt,Patriotic,Sexy,Uneducated,Obedient

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1st Part-This novel follows the Journey of Opal May Kane life a poor southerner girl who grew up on a small pig farm in Mississippi. She begins life from some very humble begginings. These humble begginings have caused Opals life to be ravished by the depths of a unjust and unfair cruel existence. Which is seen in her upbringing. Where she has not had a fair shot at normalcy throughout her younger years. She has grown up in a very difficult day and age. The social climate and times are different when Opal first came into existence. Opal has come to experience and encounter various hardships that have brought nothing but grief to her heart and life. She has experienced all of life's set backs that life had to offer from violence, sexual abuse, substance abuse, and family dismay. The life Opal was given was not routinely fair. This young girl was never given the deserved equal chances and opportunities that other have become accustomed to in life. This lack of of unjust, undeserved chances and opportunities has led Opal to get involved in many relationships where as the men in her life which Opal tried to choose carefully were only trying to abuse her to fill their own selfish needs. Theses selfish needs mostly included pleasuring themselves to satisfy their craving of importance. As the story goes on it gives a detail look at life through the eyes of Opal May Kane. From her younger years of just a innocent kid that had to mature at such a tender early age and who had to adap

1st Part-This novel follows the Journey of Opal May Kane life a poor southerner girl who grew up on a small pig farm in Mississippi. She begins life from some very humble begginings. These humble begginings have caused Opals life to be revised by the deaths of an unjust and unfair cruel existence. Which is seen in her upbringing. Where she has not had a fair shot at normalcy throughout her younger years. She has grown up in a very difficult day and age. The social climate and times are different when Opal first came into existence. Opal has come to experience and encounter various hardships that have brought nothing but grief to her heart and life. She has experienced all of life's set backs that life had to offer from violence, sexual abuse, substance abuse, and family dismay. The life Opal was given was not routinely fair. This young girl was never given the deserved equal chances and opportunities that other have become accustomed to in life. This lack of of unjust, undeserved chances and opportunities has led Opal to get involved in many relationships where as the men in her life which Opal tried to choose carefully were only trying to abuse her to fill their own selfish needs. Theses selfish needs mostly included pleasuring themselves to satisfy their craving of importance. As the story goes on it gives a detail look at life through the eyes of Opal May Kane. From her younger years of just a innocent kid that had to mature at such a tender early age and who had to adapt to her ever changing life very fast. Opal has been faced with the harsh reality of taking care of a family before her coming of a suitable age to take on such a huge responsibility. The highs and lows in her life were very difficult indeed. She was never placed on solid ground that would sustain her chances of taken on responsibilities. She has not had a suitable home life. Only for very short periods of her life were there somewhat normalcy. Unfortunately that would not last long. Opal had such a sad life and existence. The majority of Opals life has been continuously plagued by a long history of mental and physical anguish. These in turn hardships have not only plagued Opal but also affected the lives of her kids. Opal contiuosly prays for better days. She prays for a life filled without grief and sorrow. Part 2- These are trying times for the Kane families children. They have all been separated. There are many struggles to endure after being up rooted from their mother Opal May Kane. The children of Opal continue to travel down the up rooted roads of life taken from their mother and fathers. They have become isolated in a world of harsh realities. Faced with problems of the world no child should have to endure. They have all been separated and put on different roads once the child services and authorities have stepped in and have become involved in their lives. The children have become a part of a world that has called for early maturity on their behalfs. Some of the roads traveled by the children are not the nicest paths to be on. There is not much of a choice when the children of Opals were not given equal opportunities to live a normal family life. They have been stripped of all common needs and nurturing since their mother and father have not been part of their life. The children have been all placed on separate roads and journeys in their lives. Most of the roads leading to the same desolouted end of lonlieness, yearning, and belonging. Opals eight children all have separate experience but all come back to the main truth that life would not be this difficult for them and totally different if there were some since of family unity, opportunity, or guidance along their paths. 3rd part- The Kanes path all leads to one. The Kane family have all been faced with hardships but with a little effort on the youngest sons behalf who is one of the last branches on the Kane family tree. The family is brought back together and intertwined as a family unit. This was not a easy struggle for the Kane family to get to the point of reaching out and meeting one another for the first time. Derek being the last child of Opal May Kane had to endure many of life's hardships to reach the final goal of being one family unit after all these years. After many decades of the Kanes family ties being lost. Derek searches for answers and always questions his families dis-array. Derek always believes they can become a family unit again. Even faced with the fact that so many precious years have passed by and been lost. The children all feel the need to connect to one another for the first time ever. With their mother Opal heading the table. Even if it is only for a short period of time. Opal May Kane and the Kane children feel the since of solitude, family unity and belonging that all people should feel. Opal is very pleased now. Finally she can breathe and feel as though her life and the lives of her children serve a meaningful purpose. Opal and her children have put their past transgressions behind them and finally felt the true meaning of peace, love, joy, and sense of purpose that every one should feel throughout their lives. The Kanes can all say they are part of a family at last.

Age: 13-17,18-34,35-54,55+

Target Gender: Universal

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