Charred Souls : A Story of Recreational Child Abuse

by Cole, Trena; Pinkus-Rohn, Madelaine; Chema, Hope (Con)

• ISBN13: 9780972353502
• ISBN10: 097235350X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Oberpark Pub Inc

Summary

A scarred and scared child shows all hope is not lost, that the cycle can be broken. In an inspirational memoir, the author describes her struggle to come to terms with and overcome the pain of growing up with six brothers and sisters in a household where both parents used child abuse for their own amusement by subjecting the children to relentless beatings, torture, intimidation, humiliation, and verbal abuse. Original

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Beginning Of An Uphill Climb	p. 4
The Baby Factory	p. 20
Can't Hurt Me, I'm Gone	p. 34
My First Paying Job	p. 46
Grandma Fagan	p. 60
You Ain't Mistreated	p. 78
Go Get In The Car	p. 96
Mommy, Would You Miss Me?	p. 114
Getting Bigger and Stronger	p. 130
No Cabs, No Cops	p. 146
Helpless, Hopeless and Defeated	p. 172
The Gun	p. 200
Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop	p. 222
Superman And The Wicked Witch	p. 256
Save The Others Or Save Yourself?	p. 292
Where Do Charred Souls Go?	p. 316
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