Cry Before Supper

This is an inspirational novel with vivid characters and an intriguing plot that underscores how hope and resilience can overcome adversity. The book starts in early 1961 when the Campbell family moves into their new home where they believe they will be happy. For a while, they are. The parents, devoted grandmother, and five children are bonded by song and happiness. Together they protect one child, who suffers from a neurological condition, from anyone who tries to abuse him. The family's joy is their strength. However, it is also their demise. A jealous neighbor, someone they help in a time of need, inflicts irrevocable harm upon them. Struck hard by the tragedy, each of the Campbells reacts in an uncharacteristic way. With their closeness shattered, their future relies on the one child who believes she has neither the perseverance nor the resilience to bring them home once again.