by Patricia O'Malley Ashker (Author)Motherless Bastard is a gripping, nostalgic journey into the psychological weaving of a family tapestry ripped to shreds. In the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ron Tanis faces every day a despicable act he committed in a Bavarian forest. He is forced to relive atrocities of Dachau through Marta, consumed by guilt as a holocaust survivor. War in the South Pacific rages forever in Joe Miller's psyche. For Eva, the burning desire from one night of lovemaking must last a lifetime. Their poisonous union catapults innocent children to witness rape, violent beatings and poverty. A high price to pay for the sins of their parents. One child, Dusty, emerges, marked by God himself. From sexual exotica to spiritual ecstasy, horror, to the heights of heaven, Motherless Bastard is a riveting, 'cannot put it down' reading.