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As the Sycamore Grows will be re-released by Lucid House Publishing May 2, 2023.

ATSG tells the story of Ginger, who escaped from the cabin without power or a phone, hidden in the woods behind a padlocked gate, where she lived with her boys; and Mike with his long beard and a .38 strapped to his belt, Mike who abused Ginger and vowed to do it all over again. “God made women to serve men,” according to Mike. “It’s their job.”

What happened to Ginger and the boys? The new edition contains an epilogue bringing the reader up-to-date on Ginger and her sons. It also has an expanded list of resources for anyone facing domestic abuse..

As the Sycamore Grows won six national literary awards and was voted Bonus Book of the Year by a network of 580 book clubs. It was first launched in 2010 and has held steady readership since then.

The sycamore tree Ginger named for Trent. It grew out of a compost pile