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The First 22 Years Are the Hardest: A Memoir: coming of age with a baby on the hip and hope for happily ever after
By the time she's thirteen, Angela Giles Klocke has already been the victim of sexual assault and child abuse at the hands of different people who are supposed to love her, and she is living in poverty when she meets Dewayne. Desperate for a different life, for love and happiness and safety, she clings to him for her "happily ever after." Instead, he uses up all her teen years and brings her into her twenties a shell of a woman. But Angela never gives up on her hope for what can be. Trigger Warning for topics of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
234 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2021
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April 16, 2022
Must read this book
Angela has been my friend for 15+ years and I knew bits of her story, but not the details. You'll walk away from this book changed with a greater respect for single moms and domestic violence survivors. However, it isn't easy to read, no matter if you know her or not. AGK is a wonderful writer and a beautiful friend!
Angela has been my friend for 15+ years and I knew bits of her story, but not the details. You'll walk away from this book changed with a greater respect for single moms and domestic violence survivors. However, it isn't easy to read, no matter if you know her or not. AGK is a wonderful writer and a beautiful friend!
July 17, 2022
Amazing.
Angela is so brave. One of the strongest people I've ever known. Her story always leaves me with tears and hope.
Angela is so brave. One of the strongest people I've ever known. Her story always leaves me with tears and hope.
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