THE MEASURE OF ENOUGH
by
Deonna Kay
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Psychological Fiction/Women's Fiction
Publication Date: April 13, 2025
Page count: 302 pages
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SYNOPSIS:
Thirty-four-year old social worker, Kacee Robinson, runs a non-profit agency helping women and children move away from bad situations. Kacee moved away from her own bad situation years ago and pledged never to return to her hometown of Glendale, Texas, or to the mother who abandoned her right smack in the middle of her hateful pre-adolescent years—just when she needed her most.
Now it is Kacee’s mother who needs something from her. With the entire town rallying behind the cry, Kacee has a decision to make. She can put aside everything she thought she ever knew about this woman who made a feeble attempt at raising her, return to the town, and conduct the necessary business like the grown-up professional she knows she is. Or she can stand her ground, continuing to struggle with the nagging questions and residual scars of her childhood.
Before she can make a decision, Kacee fears her life may be in danger and a rapid turn of events prompts resolutions that cannot be undone, setting into motion a slide of events as slick as the oil-engendered family from which Kacee was born.
The echoes of the past reach out to her while in Glendale, grabbing on and not letting go as they wind her down a country road through pages of her mother’s journals and twisting her into an unexpected new fate from which she will never be the same.
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ENJOY AN EXCERPT:
Nobody ever expects to get the one phone call that will change their life. They expect it less to come from a crotchety old biddy regarded as the town gossip. Yet, sitting at my desk at TrueU, the non-profit agency I own, on a perfectly good November day in the perfectly good town of Glendale, Texas, my perfectly good life (okay that part is a lie), but my reasonably mundane life was disrupted by none other than the infamous Edna McIntyre.
Having already dealt with a domestic violence situation and spoken with child protective services over a custody battle—all prior to ten a.m.—I slumped behind my large mahogany desk in exhaustion, head buried in my hands and noted those same fingers to be in desperate need of a manicure. The southern drawl of my assistant Dottie broke through the intercom like the shattering of glass, tearing me out of concentration.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Deonna Kay is a native Texan, the proud mom of a young adult daughter, an over-sized dog, and the fuzziest cat you’ve ever seen. Her passion of writing began as a child and has carried over into her adult life. She is a business owner and loves to travel, particularly to Disney World. If you enjoyed THE MEASURE OF ENOUGH, please visit the author on her website to follow her future endeavors and updates.
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Please welcome Deonna Kay, the author of our featured book, to the blog today! We asked Deonna the following question and here is her response!
"Did you have a minor character who insisted on
playing a larger role in the story. If so, please tell us about it. And if not,
please tell us how you get the characters in your head to behave."
Deonna: Aunt Jackie begins as a minor character but quickly makes
her way into a larger role. Her quick wit, southern charm, and warm spirit
capture and embody everything you want in an aunt. She's Kacee's confidante and
her voice of reason. Her wise advice ultimately leads Kacee down the path of
self-discovery, further enforcing the importance of Aunt Jackie's character.
Her humor nature seeps into the pages and hopefully into the hearts of all the
readers.
REVIEW:
5 stars!
Compelling story of generational trauma, abuse, mental
health, and healing.
The Measure of Enough by author Deonna Kay is an
unflinching and compelling story of generational trauma and abuse, its impact
on mental health, and the journey toward healing. Non-profit owner and director
Kacee Robinson left her hometown behind to start her life outside the orbit of
her super-volunteer mother, Ruth, and her struggles with mental wellness. Kacee
resented her absentee mother, who always had time and effort for everyone but
her, even when she needed her the most. When Ruth divorced Kacee’s beloved
father, she had driven the wedge between them even deeper between herself and
her pre-teen daughter. Yet, time will show that she and Kacee are more alike
than either ever thought and the deeply buried impetus beneath both their hurts
and actions is unimaginably shocking.
Kacee is a woman with a mission to provide an out to women
and their children in need of safety from the very people who should be their
greatest supporters. However, in reality, she’s just barely holding her own
life together. Her shaky, on-the-edge state of being fairly vibrates off each
and every page, and I wondered from the start how reliable a narrator she may
prove to be. The author subtly foreshadowed the coming truths behind Kacee’s
well-being and that of her mother, steadily building a tension that made it
impossible to put the book down.
The author’s writing style is compelling; I was immediately
absorbed by this story. The plot touches on real problems and realistic
situations of a dangerous and traumatic nature, so the author prefaces the tale
with a content guide for depictions of eating disorders and domestic, sexual,
and substance abuse, and readers sensitive to these topics should read with
care. Those who continue will find realistic portrayals, and some, unfortunately,
may even relate. Still, through it all, the main character finds truth, hope,
and healing.
I recommend THE MEASURE OF ENOUGH to readers of fiction,
contemporary issues, family drama, generational trauma, impacts on mental health,
domestic, sexual, or substance abuse.
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Thank you for featuring and reviewing THE MEASURE OF ENOUGH.
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