title: The Gentlemen's Club: A Story for All Women
author:  Becky Due 
description: The Gentlemen s Club by Becky Due is an inspiring and powerful memoir that should touch the heart of all women. There will always be people who think that abuse, rape, and being homeless are what a woman deserves. What this author tells us is that she ended up this way because she didn't know how to change her life. When she hit rock bottom, she went for help and the right person was there to help her. With new found courage she got a job which enabled her to meet some very special women who became close friends. By example and encouragement she was able to show these women that they were in charge of their lives. Most importantly she has shown that we women need each other. This book should be in the reception room of every doctor s office and Crisis Center in the United States. I will gladly recommend it to my friends. --Andra Tracy, Out Word Bound Bookstore<br /><br />In thirty words or less, Wow!Everything about it, the colors, the cover says read me...I could not put the book down. Your book has changed my life. I was 48 before I was exposed to the concept that we women should be taking care of each other. --Cara Gerstenberger<br /><br />The Gentlemen's Club had me laughing and crying, occasionally at the same time. This book made me think about the future of my daughters. There are so many issues in this book that need to be addressed. One is abuse; it is common, it can occur anywhere. The girls of today need to be protected, physically and emotionally. they need to be talked to and heard. We need to keep them on the right path, or too many of them will become a character in this novel. As the author says, women are strong and amazing and we need to support each other. We all need to read 'The Gentlemen's Club. --Cindy Snell
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  # The Heart of Rachael
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Kathleen Norris
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  BOOK I
  
  
    
  CHAPTER I
  
  
    
  CHAPTER II
  
  
    
  CHAPTER III
  
  
    
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
    
  CHAPTER V
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
  BOOK II
  
  
    
  CHAPTER I
  
  
    
  CHAPTER II
  
  
    
  CHAPTER III
  
  
    
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
    
  CHAPTER V
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VII
  
  
  BOOK III
  
  
    
  CHAPTER I
  
  
    
  CHAPTER II
  
  
    
  CHAPTER III
  
  
    
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
    
  CHAPTER V
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VII
  
  
  
      
  
  
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  ## BOOK I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### CHAPTER I
  
  
  
  
  
    
  The day had opened so brightly, in such a welcome wave of April
  
  
  sunshine, that by mid-afternoon there were two hundred players
  
  
  scattered over the links of the Long Island Country Club at Belvedere
  
  
  Bay; the men in thick plaid stockings and loose striped sweaters, the
  
  
  women's scarlet coats and white skirts making