The Branded Ones

By: Joanna Beresford

Narrated by: Kelly Wolf

Beneath a façade of palm trees and sunshine, homelessness and addiction are bubbling to the surface.

It can be hard to shake the brands others place on you; Derek, currently homeless, knows this better than most. How can a person with nowhere to hide be so invisible? A chance meeting along the waterfront with new mum Jess ignites in him a flicker of hope.

Meanwhile, 17-year-old Melissa has a new boyfriend. Her best friend hates his guts but won't say why. Melissa and Jess soon find themselves drawn into a challenging battle for reconciliation between their friends. With their help, painful truths from the past stand a chance of release, and a family receives the gift of restoration.

Told through the eyes of three strangers, Joanna Beresford's The Branded Ones is a poignant story of love, family, relationships and redemption.

©2021 Joanna Beresford (P)2021 Joanna Beresford

A coming of age drama

A coming-of-age drama experienced by three families suffering the effects of abandonment. Through the interweaving of those families and extensions of, a story unravels about the lives of the characters coming to terms with their loves, loss, and identities.