B'witched
by Victoria G. Parnham

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Word hit a child as hard as a fist. I know because I lived with a wicked witch, whom I called mother, for nearly twenty years. The hurt, pain and suffering caused by constant criticism, belittling and insulting behavior takes many years to get over. I did not know until many years later, that she was sexually abused. Could this be what caused her behavior or the way she treated us? I don't know. My brother and I suffered from such horrors; it is a wonder we made it through. Many folks turn to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain, including myself. However, there is hope, I am proof of that. These are not all my stories; some were told to me by acquaintances and people in AA.

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"Covering experiences with childhood abuse in unflinching detail, B’witched is a powerful memoir." —Foreword Clarion Reviews

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Victoria G. Parnham was raised in a little seacoast town in Maine with her younger brother. Her first book, A Crack in the Sky and the soon to be published sequel, Goodnight Stars are both childrens' books. For her, writing seems to come naturally. Her only formal training was learning to write childrens’ short stories for magazines. She gets her motivation from Stephen King who once said to "take an idea and see what kind of fossil you can dig up". She has recently purchased her first home and lives with her cat, Gracie. She enjoys other activities such as needlepoint and gardening.

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