The Healer

She was a disappointment from the day she was born. Who was this strange child, who spoke of things she was not supposed to know?She was different, odd, and was known to act a little weird. And yet she was, at times, wise beyond her years. But then, as her parents would eventually learn, she was born for a single purpose.One person, a stranger among them, had the wherewithal to recognize this purpose. She took the youngster under her wing, fostering her abilities until she became a young woman and emerged to be the person she was meant to be: The Healer.Jan Hogan, award-winning journalist, turns her talents to crafting a story that blends secrets, wealth, betrayal, greed, forbidden love and a pathway that involves an extraordinary ability all intertwined to keep the reader flipping the pages. "The Healer" takes one into the world of the turn of the century where a family of influence keeps secrets from one another, where money is power and outward appearances are not what they seem behind closed doors. Into this world is thrust a young girl who sees the world through different eyes who is guided by a strange mentor and who befriends an outcast of society - a perky prostitute. As she comes into her own, she is forced to make a choice - honor her family's strict code of conduct or forge her own path in life