My Invisible Scars

Like the best of memoir writing My Invisible Scars is alternately brutally honest sad triumphant tense motivating uncomfortable and unforgettable. Relying on journals that she has kept since childhood Canadian author Willa-Mae E. Scot articulately recounts in (mostly) chronological order the highs and lows of her long life beginning with her early childhood in a small Saskatchewan town. Willa-Mae writes candidly about terrible disappointments life-threatening ordeals and her incredible and unwavering determination to put aside countless negative experiences and live embrace and enjoy life to the fullest. <br /><br />This memoir is a must-read book for anyone whose life has been derailed by the unexpected loss of a loved one violence family break-up infidelity addictions abandonment or by poor sometimes non-existent choices. Those who have suffered through trauma and struggled to put that trauma behind them will see their journey reflected in these pages and be reassured that even when down at rock bottom they can find a way to be happy again. <br /><br />My Invisible Scars is instructive and inspiring enlightening and engaging and a great testament to its author's tremendous courage and forthrightness. Most of all it is a testament to her enviable ability to offer forgiveness to the many people who have hurt her and then gracefully move forward in life.