Family & Relationships, Abuse
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It Really Happened
One Woman's Struggle for Survival by Fallon Spring
For years Fallon Spring endured physical and sexual abuse at the hands of family members, starting at the age of 4. As an adult the legacy of abuse left her with little self-esteem and resulted in marriages that were even more abusive and...
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Miracle In The Bay
by Alexandra Love Berry
It may seem impossible, but Alexandra Love Berry will have you belly laughing your way through her true story of severe abuse, neglect, incest, multiple suicide attempts, and alcohol-infused relationship disasters. She describes causes and...
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Other Voices
by Tony Blenman
Born in Barbados to a poor black family bordering a major sugar cane plantation, Tony Blenman immigrated to Canada in 1969. All he wanted was to be treated as a decent human being worthy of love and respect. Instead, he experienced multiple...
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After Yesterday
by A. Art deJong
The story of a family, already faced with disappointment, hardship, poverty and loss, who find that they have the devastation of child abuse added to their challenges. Interconnected with other families in their rural setting, they find that in a...
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Entangled 1: Caught Between Choices
by Jen Romnes
When Jen’s mother, Darlene, vanished, the police didn't classify her as a “missing person.” Jen’s estranged father knew exactly where she was— but he was determined to keep Darlene and his own secrets well hidden. Only one other person—Jen—knew...
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Trash
A True Story by Laurie Anne Hoover
Flipping through a bag of old photographs, Lynn Hellers relives her traumatic childhood growing up in the low-income row houses of Kingston, Ontario, in the 1970s and 80s. Against the backdrop of the dramatic social and political upheaval of the...
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Guardian of Butterflies
by Eileen Small
In the early years of her marriage, Linda believed she would live the American Dream. She was a wife, a mother, and a nurse in labor and delivery. She and her husband had a daughter they both adored. When a series of tragic events destroys...
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Still
Volume 2: The DeLaine Reynolds Journey by SaDonna Rogers
DeLaine is in 7th grade at Samson High. She is 12 and on the verge of turning 13; a milestone. Learning about the changes she’s feeling in her body and mind, DeLaine realizes that physical feelings don’t always mean true love, as she thought when...
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Triumph Over Tragedy
by C. S. Sheehan
The book is a true story about a lack of justice in America. It was incomprehensible to Carol how evilness was born and how it continued to flourish. She couldn’t acclimate herself to such a harsh, corrupt environment and fight corruption with...
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Justice Prevails
by Sandra Mae Brown
As a child Sandra was beaten, starved and left to die by her own parents. This unbelievable true story is how one woman bravely stood alone and took her parents to court. Find out if justice really prevailed and if standards have changed for...
