In this memoir, author Amanda Richardson describes the physical, emotional, sexual, and spiritual abuse rendered by her father and her journey to recover from it.
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Overview
Amanda and her family displayed the essence of a perfect family. But the secrets contained within were destroying Amanda’s life. Though friends and relatives knew that her father, an upstanding citizen, a contributing member of society, and a religious family leader, was strict, they had no knowledge of the physical, mental, and emotional torture he inflicted upon Amanda and her brother, David. After four years of sexual abuse, Amanda felt like an empty shell of a human being and incapable of any productive future.In Saved from Silence, author Amanda Richardson explores the doubts, fears, and perplexities of the abuse that took place in her childhood. She especially yearned for validation from her mother, who refused to acknowledge that the abuse occurred. Each attempt was met with rejection, blame, and failure. Through years of therapy, love, support, and prayer from others, Amanda broke her silence, confronted her abuser, and made herself whole.
An honest, courageous, and self-disclosing narrative, Saved from Silence not only shares Amanda’s personal, heart-wrenching story of abuse, but serves to impart a greater awareness and understanding of child abuse and its depth, severity, and long-term effects.
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