Scattered links

the long version

Scattered links is a novel that pulls its characters from the gutters and, in the end, celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit. Thirteen-year-old Oksana lives on the streets of Russia with her pregnant mama and abusive aunt--both prostitutes. When Mama swells into labor, Oksana makes a decision to save herself from abandonment, a decision that torments her forever. But her plan fails and her aunt dumps her in an orphanage before she has a chance to say goodbye to her mama or tell her the secret that haunts her.