Almost Victory

Almost Victory is a fictional story of Beri Anderson�s struggle to cope with and overcome the many challenges she is confronted with as a young girl. Already struggling with faith and trust because a desperate prayer to God appeared unanswered, it is impossible for her to make sense of the senseless killing of her brother by a sheriff with ulterior motives and the wrongful imprisonment of another. Initially Beri is unimpressed with the very handsome Calvin Wise who vigorously pursues her and is finally able to earn her love but he unwittingly ends up hurting her and betraying her trust. Despite her own problems Beri goes out of her way to befriend a troubled Mary Helen McElroy a classmate and neighbor with serious emotional problems that gradually spirals dangerously out of control and ultimately exposes deceptions, lies and horrors that nearly destroys a family and paralyzes an entire community.