Stolen Innocence : Triumphing over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir

English

ISBN: 0757302823

EAN: 9780757302824

Category: Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent/Family & Relationships / Abuse / Child Abuse/

Publisher: Health Communications, Incorporated

Release Date: 03/05/2005

Synopsis: Eleven-year-old Erin Myrrens life was transformed on the night she was sexually abused by her cousin, someone she loved and trusted. As the abuse continued, and as she was forced to see her abuser over and over again in social situations, she struggled with self-doubt, panic attacks, nightmares and the weight of whether or not to tell her terrible secret. It wasnt until a traumatic series of events showed her the cost of silence that she chose to speak out-in the process destroying both her family and the last of her innocence. Through her personal diary, written during the years of her abuse, Erin Myrren shares her journey through pain and confusion to inner strength and, ultimately, forgiveness. Raw, powerful and unflinchingly honest, Stolen Innocence is the inspiring story of one girls struggle to become a woman, and a bright light on the pain and devastation of abuse. Stolen Innocence is written with conviction and clarity. [Erin Myrren] doesnt hold back, and I respect her honesty and openness...By the end of the book, I thought I was reading passages from a much older adult than a high school senior. Erin has grown into a strong, wise, intelligent, perceptive, spiritual, caring adult. --Susan Reedquist, The Childrens Advocacy Center

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Stolen Innocence : Triumphing over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.62 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.5 inches

Weight: 13.3 oz

Pages: 252