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The personal story of author Debi Toporoff will help those dealing with the memory and pain of abuse, as well as those looking to understand what children suffering from abuse have experienced.
Toporoff uniquely tells her story from a child's perspective, highlighting her mother's physical abuse, her father's neglect, and the moments of rest she had while taken away to foster families.
By the age of four, Toporoff remembers being held responsible for cleaning the household while enduring the wrath of her never-satisfied mother. Not for the faint of heart, she graphically tells of going blind in one eye, cracking her skull, and breaking her leg, all by her mother's hand.
Through several foster families, caring teachers and co-workers, Toporoff pieced together the story of Jesus, and his forgiveness and never-failing love for her, which lead to hope and forgiveness.
Toporoff uniquely tells her story from a child's perspective, highlighting her mother's physical abuse, her father's neglect, and the moments of rest she had while taken away to foster families.
By the age of four, Toporoff remembers being held responsible for cleaning the household while enduring the wrath of her never-satisfied mother. Not for the faint of heart, she graphically tells of going blind in one eye, cracking her skull, and breaking her leg, all by her mother's hand.
Through several foster families, caring teachers and co-workers, Toporoff pieced together the story of Jesus, and his forgiveness and never-failing love for her, which lead to hope and forgiveness.
78 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 29, 2005
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December 31, 2016
I picked this book up at a book sale at my local library. Its a small book, but well worth the read, going through how Debi felt during her abuse and learning to work through it well into her adult life.
I read it in about a thirty minute sitting so it wasn't too long to deal with, I'm not a huge religious reader and even those parts didn't bother me, so if you are like me and don't often read them don't worry about that part.
If you are a religious reader you might like this book even more.
I read it in about a thirty minute sitting so it wasn't too long to deal with, I'm not a huge religious reader and even those parts didn't bother me, so if you are like me and don't often read them don't worry about that part.
If you are a religious reader you might like this book even more.
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