First published 2012
Sarah faces terror at home when her mother becomes her tormentor. The violence starts early and escalates through her school years. Her mother pushes her into an electric fence, watching with satisfaction as electricity courses through Sarah's small body. The attacks grow worse. Her mother chokes her while crying, leaving Sarah gasping for breath and fearing death. Physical beatings combine with psychological warfare that leaves deep scars. Sarah endures years of this treatment, trapped in a house where closed doors hide brutal secrets. She struggles to understand why her own mother targets her with such cruelty. The abuse continues from first grade until Sarah finally escapes by moving out. Years later, Sarah transforms her pain into purpose. She stops asking why this happened to her and starts asking what she can do about it. Her answer becomes this book, a raw account of surviving maternal abuse and finding the strength to reclaim her life.
Genres: abuse, autobiography, biography-memoir, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, overcoming-adversity, reclaiming-life
114 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse, domestic-violence, physical-abuse