Barefoot Girl Out of Ohio – a memoir of survival and overcoming
5 Stars
Barefoot Girl Out of Ohio: A Memoir of Survival and Overcoming is the
true-life memoir of a woman who suffered terrible, long-lasting scars from the
physical and sexual abuse she endured while growing up during the Great Depression.
Betrayed by the relatives that should have protected her – parents, grandparents,
and uncle – she turned to art and music to survive. Though she struggled to escape
her nightmare existence, the wounds inflicted on her drew her on a self-destructive
path. One marriage to an abusive artist led to mental collapse and divorce; another
marriage to a sadistic cult leader ended only after he threatened to kill her and her
children.
At last she found a steadfast husband, but the trauma she had coped with all her
life left her with devastating anxiety and depression. In the safety of a remote
dwelling in the mountains, she at last had to face herself, and the childhood stolen
from her. A profound and inspirational story of the struggle to overcome a legacy of
personal suffering.
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A profound and inspirational story of the struggle to overcome
a legacy of personal suffering.
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