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The Wounds of My Father
‘This is a book that will pull readers in and keep them on the edge of their seats. The characters are vividly portrayed, and the narrative is beautifully written. I read this book in one sitting. I simply could not put it down.’
– Patricia Wood, Author of Lottery
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The Wounds of My Father by Roccie Hill is a haunting, emotionally charged novel that explores the invisible scars passed from one generation to the next. At its heart is John Ives, a man shaped by the personal struggle to reconcile the fractured legacy left by his father. As buried secrets surface, John is forced to confront the violence and grief that marked his childhood.
Set against a stark and unflinching landscape of 19th Century San Antonio, the novel moves between past and present, revealing how trauma echoes across time—reshaping identity, relationships, and the very notion of forgiveness. Hill writes with lyrical intensity, drawing readers deep into John’s inner world, where pain and tenderness coexist in uneasy balance.
This is not simply a story of damage, but of reckoning. With courage and raw honesty, The Wounds of My Father asks whether it is possible to break free from inherited pain—or whether we are destined to carry it forward. It is a deeply human story that lingers long after the final page.
‘I found myself totally absorbed in the story and read the entire book in just a few days.’
– Reader Review
‘I loved this book from the very first page, so hard to put down once I started.’
– Reader Review
‘This is a book that will pull readers in and keep them on the edge of their seats. The characters are vividly portrayed, and the narrative is beautifully written. I read this book in one sitting. I simply could not put it down.’
– Patricia Wood, Author of Lottery
‘It is Hill’s skill as a wordsmith together with her knowledge as historian and genealogist that creates a gripping story conveyed in evocative
prose. This is a page turner that is at once a crime novel, a vividly poetic chronicle of life in a rapidly changing America, and a comment on where and how our lives and those of our ancestors, take us.’
– Mary Ann De Vlieg, Secretary General Emeritus of International European Theater Meeting
‘Roccie Hill is an exceptional writer with an unerring sense of time and place. You mustn’t miss her latest, The Wounds of My Father, which will transport you to turn of the century San Antonio, where American industrialists clash with frontier settlers. Highly recommended!’
– Eric Maisel, Author of Choose Your Life Purposes
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