The Drunk Saint

Essie knows all too well about loss. With every punch that life served her, she instinctively rolled with it and rebounded with greater fortitude. That is until the person who should have been her protector delivers a knockout blow. The injury from this act is so extensive, it requires endless praying and drinking to ease the pain that torments her soul.
The Drunk Saint is a captivating love story set in a Rhode Island factory town during the early twentieth century. The characters' conflicts are relatable across time and generations as they battle the byproducts of alcoholism and an uncertain world. In this amazing journey through America's Prohibition, Great Depression, and WWII, Essie LaChance meets challenges that continually test her faith and perseverance.
As a girl, Essie reluctantly complies with her parents' expectations for her to become a wife and mother, and gives up on a dream of becoming a doctor. After meeting Gilbert Nadeau, a fun and charming store owner, she envisions a beautiful family life with him and sees an escape from the factory. Gil is smitten with Essie's sweet and accepting nature, and they get married and start a family.
Gil's business explodes when the national ban on alcohol is enacted, and his store becomes a clandestine venue for selling liquor. After a decade of enjoying a lavish lifestyle, everything dramatically changes when the financial markets crash and economic hardships ensue. The marriage rapidly disintegrates along with the economy when selfish choices have devastating consequences. The Drunk Saint is a page-turning fiction that will stay with you long after you finished reading it.