Not How It Was Supposed to Be

The world wasn't ready for Gloria Saylor. But God was. The day beautiful green-eyed Gloria came into the world a storm was brewing both off the Texas coast and in her dysfunctional home. Brilliant and more than a tad rebellious, Gloria eventually found her dreams of education and independence would never be realized. The solution? Build a wall of emotional isolation, remaining aloof even from her only child. In  Not How It Was Supposed to Be , author Allison Crabtree takes a poignant look a