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  • House on Fire

  • Finding Resilience, Hope, and Purpose in the Ashes
  • By: Jenn T. Grace
  • Narrated by: Claire Duncan
  • Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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House on Fire

By: Jenn T. Grace
Narrated by: Claire Duncan
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Fire. While it appears destructive, it’s also a force of renewal. Just as fire clears the way for new growth, so, too, can people transform their lives when they confront their worst fears and step into the sunlight of their purpose and truth.

House on Fire, a raw and riveting memoir by author and publisher Jenn T. Grace, explores her journey growing up as an adopted child in a chaotic household. Surviving a turbulent childhood marked by family conflict, mental illness, and alcoholism, Grace promises herself that life will get better. But as an adult, Grace’s personal and professional successes belie her inner turmoil.

When she bravely steps in to adopt her sister’s emotionally troubled daughter, she soon discovers that love and patience are not enough to meet the child’s needs. Desperate to find help, Grace and her wife struggle for years to navigate a broken mental health system that too often fails families and their children, leaving them with a heart-wrenching decision to save their sanity.

How do we let certain things go once we realize we have choices? How do we come to a place of healing and forgiveness? Too often, the outside world judges and criticizes without understanding the private challenges that many families face. Grace’s courage and honesty in telling her story is an inspiring message of hope and resilience for anyone suffering from trauma, adversity, and obstacles that seem insurmountable.

©2020 Jenn T. Grace (P)2020 Jenn T. Grace
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Powerful story

Jenn has bravely shared a series of traumatic life stories, woven together in a way that makes it hard to stop listening. Having heard Jenn speak, I was only missing her voice as the narrator. The narrator has a good voice but her style is so different from Jenn’s that I found it affected my enjoyment at times.

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gripping and emotional truth telling by Jenn with

I love the vulnerable and courageous sharing of the author's life living with a troubled and violent sister, and then adopting a child diagnosed with RAD (reactive attachment disorder) I appreciate the sharing of resources and powerful reflection questions at the end.

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Touching.... What an amazing human Jenn is!

My eyes welled up with tears towards the end after hearing the totality of what Jenn went through and emerged a kind, loving person who probably wouldn't hurt a fly. I met Jenn online after searching Apple podcasts for memoirs. She reached out and invested 45 minutes of her time to help me with my writing issues. Because I perceived her no-pressure/no-selling approach I joined her six-month Getting Started For Authors program....(she has no idea I bought her book nor about this review). I'm so fortunate to learn from her each week over Zoom and be gently guided to craft my story. I can totally see HOUSE ON FIRE as a major feature film!! Thank you Jenn for your raw courage, honesty, and vulnerability. It's not every day that I meet such a genuinely beautiful soul.

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