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This is a well-written and heartbreaking book about abuse, poverty, and how our child protection systems failed a family of children, as well as the triumph of those children breaking the cycle and becoming healthy people with happy homes.
I became infuriated listening at times because the lies told by Cookie, her abuses of her children, and the failings of the system to protect the children involved. It's an unflinching and stark view of poverty and child abuse. It's amazing how her children were able to survive and ultimately thrive, despite all of the horrors that were placed in their ways.
Regina Calcaterra's narration of the book is very well done. Many times authors shouldn't read their stories, but Calcaterra is a natural storyteller.
I became infuriated listening at times because the lies told by Cookie, her abuses of her children, and the failings of the system to protect the children involved. It's an unflinching and stark view of poverty and child abuse. It's amazing how her children were able to survive and ultimately thrive, despite all of the horrors that were placed in their ways.
Regina Calcaterra's narration of the book is very well done. Many times authors shouldn't read their stories, but Calcaterra is a natural storyteller.