Green Pasture: A Quiet Place For Broken Childhoods

By Eric Atwel

Green Pasture is a quiet yet devastating coming-of-age story that explores friendship, silence, and the unseen cost of abuse through the eyes of childhood. This novel centers on Lilly, a gentle and withdrawn young girl growing up in a deeply abusive home. To the outside world, she appears shy and fragile, but beneath her reserve nature lies a child burdened by fear and endurance. Lilly's only escape is a nearby green pasture--a place of calm and safety where she can briefly imagine a life untouched by cruelty. There she forms an unlikely friendship with Sam, a curious and kind boy who is drawn to her quiet loneliness. Their bond grows slowly through shared moments of play and conversation, and the pasture becomes a symbol of innocence and refuge for them both. Over time, Sam begins to sense that something is wrong in Lilly's life beyond what she is willing to say. The green pasture would eventually be the place where she found rest beyond her life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZPF4MJS
• ISBN13: 9798195624453
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"