"From Lou Berney, the acclaimed, multi award-winning author of November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone, comes a Dark Ride"--

"A shocking expose of the dark, secret history of Catholic orphanages--the violence, abuse, and even murder that took place within their walls-- and a call to hold the powerful to account. More than 5 million Americans passed through orphanages in the 20th century alone. At its peak in the 1930s, the American orphanage system included more than 1,600 institutions, partly supported with public funding but usually run by religious orders, including...

By any estimation, Gino Medeiros should have become a statistic. Plunged into the broken foster care system of the 1970s at the age of five, Gino would spend the next fifteen years bouncing from one home to the next, unwanted and unloved, or so it seemed. He was convinced that he would die homeless and alone, just another life that slipped through the cracks. But one can never underestimate the power of kindness… A coming-of-age tale first witnessed...

Los abusadores sexuales tienen diferentes facetas y son difíciles de identificar, por lo que pasan desapercibidos, hasta que por alguna circunstancia cometen abusos o crímenes contra menores y son evidenciados, mientras que otros permanecen en la clandestinidad y se encuentran en cualquier ambiente social.Corresponde a individuos que pueden ser figuras públicas, desde políticos, financieros, deportistas, cantantes etc, que cuando son desenmascarados...

A TRUE STORY told by the daughter of the SURVIVORWhat is it like to be the daughter of a mentally ill patient? A patient who is not mentally ill by nature but made into one by her own family and above all, by her own step-father. Being a victim to not only incest but molestation and rape, the confessions from the daughter of the mentally ill mother are nerve-wrecking, heinous to envision, and wake-up calls for the survivors of incest, molestation...

This book is for anyone who, as a child, have experienced rejection that plagued their, adult life. This is the book to conquer that demon. This book is to help heal, mend families together. More importantly, this is the book for every foster child to celebrate we made it. We have a story, and it will be, heard. This is, to tell the story that we are more, than stat or number. We can do it, we will do it. Believe it.

Nele weiß nicht mehr, wann alles begonnen hat. Es war einfach schon immer so. Für Nele war es normal. Für Nele war es ihre Kindheit. Papa hat Nele geliebt, aber nicht so wie ein Vater seine Tochter lieben sollte. Er liebte sie wie eine Geliebte und Nele liebte ihren Vater, wie sie glaubte, dass man einen Vater lieben sollte. Doch ihr wurde nie beigebracht, was normal ist und was nicht. Erst mit den Jahren beginnt sie zu hinterfragen… mit den...

"A 1950s-style foray into the mind of psycho-sexual madness. Set entirely in a nocturnal twilight zone that blends dream imagery with the cinematic stylings of film noir, Dementia follows the tormented existence of a young woman haunted by the horrors of her youth, which transformed her into a stiletto-wielding, man-hating beatnik"--Container

This is the story--a grandmother's story--of the experiences and events that have shaped her life, including the sexual abuse of her four-year-old granddaughter in a daycare center. In these pages, the author will share her trials and tribulations and provide insight into overcoming life's adversities, as well as what to do when the unthinkable comes out of nowhere. It is a personal, powerful, and agonizing story including a devastating fire, a flood,...