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The Advocate and the Pussytoe Fields
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The Advocate The novel
Cover concept for The Advocate and the Pussytoe Fields: a woman in bloodstained scrubs sits in a wooden chair at sunset in a field of white flowers, a dog at her feet and a shovel in turned earth beside her.

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The Advocate
Some people bury the past.

A pediatric nurse reads a child’s injuries correctly. Then she finds out what it costs to be the only one who did.

The Advocate and the Pussytoe Fields

A novel by Terry Marquardt · Book one of two · Forthcoming

A novel about abuse and consequences.

A mission for truth, accountability, and change.

When the story ends, the work begins.

Facts are a form of protection.

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Children today.
A stronger tomorrow.
Documenting today.
Protecting tomorrow.