Broken Spokes by Arlene R. O’Neal

Broken Spokes by Arlene R. O’Neal is a remarkable book. 

It is full of excitement, encouragement, hopefulness, creative well being and most of all unconditional love.  Everyone struggles with reaching adulthood, it is almost impossible not to take sorrows from childhood along for the ride.  It lingers mentally and shows it colors without reason.  Learning to understand all these emotions can only enhance life as it did in this wonderful story. This book brought back memories that have haunted me for years, but I had shoved them back in my memories so far, the black cloud had covered all my awareness of such sorrow.  As I read this book it all rushed back to me and I began to feel hopeless, fearful, somehow loss for words. I also experience hospital stays, the nurses came whizzing back to my mind of stern, anger, heartless feelings to my pain.

In the understanding she brought to me in the story I was able to deal with this pain and see it in a new positive direction. 

Her amazing dog Little Bitt that she adored, to whom I never petted, I felt as if I had. 

It is a great story, engaging and hopeful.  Anyone who reads this will feel many emotions but in the end will feel somehow advocated and whole again as I have. 

I think this book would be a good reading tool in school, it explains many emotions that some may or never understand but this book would be an excellent tool. 

This book deserves a 5+ from a swickle point of view.  This book is well worth reading and sharing with someone that you love. 

Dvora Swickle   “Sweet Green Grass Books”