For anyone who has been the victim of domestic violence, spousal abuse, or child abuse, dee mcquesten's The Inconvenient Child offers an empathetic hand up and out of the darkness. Herself a victim of decades of abuse, mcquesten has recalibrated her life multiple times, in each instance making more lemonade out of the (very large!) lemons life dealt her. Through The Inconvenient Child, mcquesten offers inspiration as well as practical ideas, such as volunteer organizations that victims of abuse may want to support. In this world, there are not just cycles of abuse but also cycles of hope and strength, and if one person can be a light for another who is struggling, then that person may in turn help someone else, growing the positivity. The Inconvenient Child is not just about getting out but about moving up.
Dee McQuesten lives in Seattle with her husband of 20 years, Pat Carroll. The owner/operator of McQuesten Framing & Fine Arts Services, Dee loves her opportunities to beautify the lives, homes and work places of others. She also Chairs The Board of a Seattle-based non-profit affiliate of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, serving at-risk teens and middle schoolers. First Chance Industries continues her commitment to an inch-by-inch betterment of our world. Though for two years she founded, published and edited the ongoing Seattle neighborhood newspaper for Madison Park, this is her first book.