'I was captivated by the first sentence and transported into another world. I look forward to reading more! ' - Heather Higgens Daly But that was alleviated by the lovely new mexico setting and the numerous lovely characters who befriend gloriana. The scenes for me were tragic and upsetting. 'The book follows gloriana a young woman who stays with the wrong man, suffering terribly and repeatedly. Wondrous, evocative, and full of inspiration, Pretty From A Distance is a deeply moving passage into the lives of people caught in an interweaving dance of dependency and control.

McCarrey deftly exposes the wounds of the past as these experiences play themselves out in our lives in a relentless pattern of symmetry-until one seizes the power to actively change them.

As tensions escalate and Vince finds a lover of his own, a shocking event irrevocably changes their world forever.Įxploring the depths of abuse with compassion and honesty, McCarrey’s debut novel is an intense, warmhearted, suspenseful story about the redemptive power of love and community. Inspired to assert herself, Glory slowly sees hope and joy return to her life and begins to stand up to Vince. Emboldened, she picks a small town in New Mexico, a choice that will change the course of their lives dramatically.Įncountering a vibrant community filled with eccentric characters including a Vietnam veteran, a psychic, and a man who had been abducted by UFOs, she finds herself falling in love with the local bartender Doug Baylor. As they travel the country year after year in a camper with no water or electricity, her despair continues to grow, as does her alcohol use…until Vince unexpectedly gives her the opportunity to choose their summer destination. Her boyfriend Vince Cole controls every aspect of her life, but she remains bound to him because of his threats to harm her young niece. In 1999, Glory Morgan is fast approaching her fortieth birthday.

The Book has been self-published via CreateSpace and is available as eBook - 470 pages - released in March 2013. But the story is full of love between many of the characters and hope for the future. The basic premise of Pretty From A Distance is about sexual abuse, past and present. Featured Indie Book on Indie Author News: Contemporary Women's Fiction Pretty From A Distance by Cat McCarrey.

Pretty from a Distance by Cat McCarrey