“Secrets That Couldn’T Stay Buried”

Marianne Fortin

Maison d'édition: Xlibris US

Synopsis

Read about how evil can turn your life around and how I triumphed over the obstacles that I was faced with time and (time) again throughout a lifetime of pure hell.

This book talks about the following topics:
Gypsy lifestyle with a gypsy mom
Life- and death-altering obstacles
Dysfunctional family background
Incest in the family
Mom and brothers are fugitives
Unwed mother raises child on her own
Physical abuse and mental abuse
A secret that had to be kept

This story had to be kept secret until it was safe to tell. It was a three-year journey in order to tell in secret. Read about how I endured the hell I was put through and learned to become a survivor in life. We were a big family of seven. Mom was tough because she had to be. At age nine, Mom told me to keep a secret. She took that secret to her grave with her. Forty-seven years later, that secret created a journey that took me right to the edge. Several professionals tell me that I am a survivor. This is the story, based on true events that took me through a lost childhood.

Disponible depuis: 11/11/2016.

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