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Not Easily Washed Away [Part 2]
Not Easily Washed Away [Part 2] is the follow up to the riveting and compelling, Not Easily Washed Away [Part 1]. Laila spares no details about her experiences, mental growth, and family after she left the father who sexually, mentally, and emotionally abused her for fifteen years. Her new life is filled with twist and turns, struggles and triumphs, and through it all, the reader experiences the resiliency of the human spirit.
A Pakistani woman now living in America is working towards making a better future for herself. As she does this, she wonders how much of her past she should let go. A new mother, with hopes and dreams for her new family, struggles with finding the strength to forget the memories and nightmares of the old one. Sexually abused by her father when she was a little girl, she now has to decide if this will cause her to sever ties with the rest of her family, religion, and live life on her own terms. This heart-wrenching tale examines what a person needs to give up in order to move on. As she becomes stronger day by day, her life remains full of emotional, mental and financial battles but she never back down from her persuit of happiness with her new family and to one day rid herself of the demons in her life.
A Pakistani woman now living in America is working towards making a better future for herself. As she does this, she wonders how much of her past she should let go. A new mother, with hopes and dreams for her new family, struggles with finding the strength to forget the memories and nightmares of the old one. Sexually abused by her father when she was a little girl, she now has to decide if this will cause her to sever ties with the rest of her family, religion, and live life on her own terms. This heart-wrenching tale examines what a person needs to give up in order to move on. As she becomes stronger day by day, her life remains full of emotional, mental and financial battles but she never back down from her persuit of happiness with her new family and to one day rid herself of the demons in her life.
226 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 2011
8 people want to read
About the author
Brian Arthur Levene
11 books50 followersThanks for stopping by my page! I try to make sure that my books entertain even when writing about true events so hopefully you will enjoy. I like nonfiction more than fiction but try to write both. It all depends on the mood and what’s transpiring in my life at that particular time. I am a Jamaican born, New York-bred writer who has completed six books so far and another that I am currently writing. The next book will be out in February 2014.
Not Easily Washed Away was my first offering, which details the abuse of a young woman who is very close to me. The traumatic events that occurred within her life and my education in psychology moved me to write books which give voice to individuals who have suffered from mild to extreme trauma, detailing how their psyche changes during and after abuse.
My new book, Real Beast: Abused, chronicles the behavior that someone exhibits after they suffered through a crisis or a traumatic event. What makes a Real Beast? Mental trauma, addictions, and radical fundamental beliefs cause a complex multi-dimensional cascade of brain reactions that start immediately after acceptance that can lead to primitive behavior, causing someone to be perceived as a Real Beast.
I’m pretty sociable and easy to find. I’m on twitter at @B_RealBeast, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/brian.levene1 and on my website at http://www.gullygods.com I am always interested in meeting new people from around the world so please don't be shy and give me a shout!
Bio: Brian Arthur Levene was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 24, 1973. He grew up in Back Bush, one of Kingston’s roughest urban ghettos. His mother taught kindergarten until leaving Jamaica in 1983 for the United States, leaving Brian and his older sister behind.
Two years later, Brian passed his sixth-grade exams and earned a place at Jamaica College, one of Kingston’s top five high schools. In 1988, before he graduated, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever ripped through Jamaica, displacing hundreds of Kingston’s citizens, including Brian. He reunited with his mother in Mount Vernon, New York, where she lived. In the States, Brian’s interests shifted from academics to writing poetry and songs, producing music, and playing semi-professional golf.
In 2001, Brian moved to Palm Beach, Florida, to focus strictly on semi-professional golf, traveling to tournaments throughout the United States. In 2007, he relocated to Yakima, Washington, after deciding to pursue a career in the health field in order to benefit others. After receiving an Associate’s Degree in Science at Yakima College, he started school at Washington State University, in January 2008. He transferred to Southern Connecticut State University in August, where he studied public health. He started to write his first and second novels in his senior year.
Graduating in December 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, Brian published this first novel, Not Easily Washed Away, in April of 2011 while pursuing his Master’s Degree in Forensics Psychology.
Brian’s co-author is his wife, whose pen-name is Anon Beauty and whose life inspired this book.
Not Easily Washed Away was my first offering, which details the abuse of a young woman who is very close to me. The traumatic events that occurred within her life and my education in psychology moved me to write books which give voice to individuals who have suffered from mild to extreme trauma, detailing how their psyche changes during and after abuse.
My new book, Real Beast: Abused, chronicles the behavior that someone exhibits after they suffered through a crisis or a traumatic event. What makes a Real Beast? Mental trauma, addictions, and radical fundamental beliefs cause a complex multi-dimensional cascade of brain reactions that start immediately after acceptance that can lead to primitive behavior, causing someone to be perceived as a Real Beast.
I’m pretty sociable and easy to find. I’m on twitter at @B_RealBeast, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/brian.levene1 and on my website at http://www.gullygods.com I am always interested in meeting new people from around the world so please don't be shy and give me a shout!
Bio: Brian Arthur Levene was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 24, 1973. He grew up in Back Bush, one of Kingston’s roughest urban ghettos. His mother taught kindergarten until leaving Jamaica in 1983 for the United States, leaving Brian and his older sister behind.
Two years later, Brian passed his sixth-grade exams and earned a place at Jamaica College, one of Kingston’s top five high schools. In 1988, before he graduated, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever ripped through Jamaica, displacing hundreds of Kingston’s citizens, including Brian. He reunited with his mother in Mount Vernon, New York, where she lived. In the States, Brian’s interests shifted from academics to writing poetry and songs, producing music, and playing semi-professional golf.
In 2001, Brian moved to Palm Beach, Florida, to focus strictly on semi-professional golf, traveling to tournaments throughout the United States. In 2007, he relocated to Yakima, Washington, after deciding to pursue a career in the health field in order to benefit others. After receiving an Associate’s Degree in Science at Yakima College, he started school at Washington State University, in January 2008. He transferred to Southern Connecticut State University in August, where he studied public health. He started to write his first and second novels in his senior year.
Graduating in December 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, Brian published this first novel, Not Easily Washed Away, in April of 2011 while pursuing his Master’s Degree in Forensics Psychology.
Brian’s co-author is his wife, whose pen-name is Anon Beauty and whose life inspired this book.
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November 11, 2011
This book was very disturbing. I really do not even know where to begin. I think the worst part of this book is where Anon Beauty describes how her husband and fellow credited author grabbed her by the neck, pulled her on the ground and choked her until she lost consciousness. When she wakes up, he demands that she spend the day praying. According to them, it wasn't spousal abuse but him ridding her of evil spirits.
This whole book is so dysfunctional I have a hard time even knowing where to begin. Their car is repossessed for nonpayment, they are evicted for not paying rent, and what do they do? Go to a casino to gamble and spend ungodly amounts of money at the shopping malls. All this before getting a place to live or buying a new car (they even wreck the rental they had for weeks).
One chapter was titled The Greatest Day Ever. Wanna guess what day it was? Not the day she gave birth or found out she was pregnant. Not even the day she became an American citizen. Nope, neither of those days receive much attention in this book. The authors greatest day ever is the day she spent at the shopping mall buying $600 purses. She goes into great detail describing all her shopping trips and all the local malls, yet we hear nothing of her gaining citizenship.
I think these are two of the most amoral, dysfunctional people I have ever read a book from. They don't pay their bills, spend their time living in casinos where they pick up women they just met for one night stands, and blow all their winnings at the mall. Not to mention all the physical abuse that is witnessed by their young child. And I do not even want to think about where this child was when they're bringing strangers into their casino room. But according to Anon Beauty at location 1639, "I knew I wasn't in any form of way lesbian". And I quoted the book because the grammar and spelling is just atrocious.
But to quote the book again from location 1556, "Everyone have their faults". What a hot mess.
This whole book is so dysfunctional I have a hard time even knowing where to begin. Their car is repossessed for nonpayment, they are evicted for not paying rent, and what do they do? Go to a casino to gamble and spend ungodly amounts of money at the shopping malls. All this before getting a place to live or buying a new car (they even wreck the rental they had for weeks).
One chapter was titled The Greatest Day Ever. Wanna guess what day it was? Not the day she gave birth or found out she was pregnant. Not even the day she became an American citizen. Nope, neither of those days receive much attention in this book. The authors greatest day ever is the day she spent at the shopping mall buying $600 purses. She goes into great detail describing all her shopping trips and all the local malls, yet we hear nothing of her gaining citizenship.
I think these are two of the most amoral, dysfunctional people I have ever read a book from. They don't pay their bills, spend their time living in casinos where they pick up women they just met for one night stands, and blow all their winnings at the mall. Not to mention all the physical abuse that is witnessed by their young child. And I do not even want to think about where this child was when they're bringing strangers into their casino room. But according to Anon Beauty at location 1639, "I knew I wasn't in any form of way lesbian". And I quoted the book because the grammar and spelling is just atrocious.
But to quote the book again from location 1556, "Everyone have their faults". What a hot mess.
November 5, 2011
This book was very disturbing. I really do not even know where to begin. I think the worst part of this book is where Anon Beauty describes how her husband and fellow credited author grabbed her by the neck, pulled her on the ground and choked her until she lost consciousness. When she wakes up, he demands that she spend the day praying. According to them, it wasn't spousal abuse but him riding her of evil spirits.
This whole book is so dysfunctional I have a hard time even knowing where to begin. Their car is repossessed for nonpayment, they are evicted for not paying rent, and what do they do? Go to a casino to gamble and spend ungodly amounts of money at the shopping malls. All this before getting a place to live or buying a new car (they even wreck the rental they had for weeks).
One chapter was titled The Greatest Day Ever. Wanna guess what day it was? Not the day she gave birth or found out she was pregnant. Not even the day she became an American citizen. Nope, neither of those days receive much attention in this book. The authors greatest day ever is the day she spent at the shopping mall buying $600 purses. She goes into great detail describing all her shopping trips and all the local malls, yet we hear nothing of her gaining citizenship.
I think these are two of the most amoral, dysfunctional people I have ever read a book from. They don't pay their bills, spend their time living in casinos where they pick up women they just met for one night stands, and blow all their winnings at the mall. Not to mention all the physical abuse that is witnessed by their young child. And I do not even want to think about where this child was when they're bringing strangers into their casino room. But according to Anon Beauty at location 1639, "I knew I wasn't in any form of way lesbian". And I quoted the book because the grammar and spelling is just atrocious.
But to quote the book again from location 1556, "Everyone have their faults". What a hot mess.
This whole book is so dysfunctional I have a hard time even knowing where to begin. Their car is repossessed for nonpayment, they are evicted for not paying rent, and what do they do? Go to a casino to gamble and spend ungodly amounts of money at the shopping malls. All this before getting a place to live or buying a new car (they even wreck the rental they had for weeks).
One chapter was titled The Greatest Day Ever. Wanna guess what day it was? Not the day she gave birth or found out she was pregnant. Not even the day she became an American citizen. Nope, neither of those days receive much attention in this book. The authors greatest day ever is the day she spent at the shopping mall buying $600 purses. She goes into great detail describing all her shopping trips and all the local malls, yet we hear nothing of her gaining citizenship.
I think these are two of the most amoral, dysfunctional people I have ever read a book from. They don't pay their bills, spend their time living in casinos where they pick up women they just met for one night stands, and blow all their winnings at the mall. Not to mention all the physical abuse that is witnessed by their young child. And I do not even want to think about where this child was when they're bringing strangers into their casino room. But according to Anon Beauty at location 1639, "I knew I wasn't in any form of way lesbian". And I quoted the book because the grammar and spelling is just atrocious.
But to quote the book again from location 1556, "Everyone have their faults". What a hot mess.
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