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Sin Child - by Angela Howard (Hardcover)

Sin Child - by  Angela Howard (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>After years of abuse, Angela Howard has found her voice helping others suffering PTSD from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Angela Howard was a strong-minded girl who endured a daily struggle to find acceptance and, often, a place to sleep at night. A cotton-top child with a neglectful, angry mother and an absent father, Angela's innocence faded too fast, and she came to accept loss and abuse as a natural part of her life.</p><p><br></p><p>Sin Child</em> tells the story of Angela's harrowing childhood in a small Mississippi town. Marked by organized crime, violence, and physical and emotional abuse, Angela's formative years form a riveting memoir-a gutsy and gritty story with no silver lining. Showing resiliency and maturity at a young age, she becomes a strong and respected woman through her resolve to survive and achieve.</p><p><br></p><p>Sin Child</em> continues a national discussion about the role of childhood trauma in personal development. Today Angela is a dedicated advocate for those suffering from ACE trauma, working to increase awareness and recognition of the lasting physical and emotional impacts of extreme childhood abuse and neglect.</p><p> </p><p>A riveting memoir, Sin Child</em> tells the story of childhood trauma and abandonment, alongside a narrative of grit and determination.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Fans of Mary Karr's The Liar's Club</em> and Cherry</em>, Kim Michele Richardson's The Unbreakable Child, </em> and Tara Westover's Educated: A Memoir</em> will recognize a kindred voice in Angela Howard's writing. Her raw honesty overlaid with undying optimism comes through on every page, as she leads the reader with authority and a depth of emotion we only see in the most gifted memoir writers. This is a powerful debut book and an important message for our times."</p><p>-Susan Cushman, author of Friends of the Library</em>, Cherry Bomb</em>, and Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer's</em>, and editor of Southern Writers on Writing</em> and A Second Blooming, Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be</em></p><br>

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