A memoir of a trauma survivor breaking out of her chains. The raw truth of a life that survived, refused to give up, and is uncovering what it means to finally be free.
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The Girl
Once dimmed and diminished, she refused to stay small. A woman who fought - with strength, pain and scars, her writing is real, raw and without apology. This is her voice. This is her truth.
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