Putting the Broken Pieces of My Life Together

<p>The book Putting the Broken Pieces of My Life Together tells the story of</p><p>the effects of emotional verbal psychological physical and sexual abuse in</p><p>the life of the author from her childhood through adulthood. The author al-</p><p>lows the reader to have an inside look into how the array of abuses impacted</p><p>the members of her family particularly her relationship with her mother. The</p><p>heart-wrenching inner turmoil that an abused child experiences as she tries</p><p>to make sense of a world that does not value her grabs the reader's attention.</p><p>Nevertheless the book shows the power of a relationship with Jesus Christ</p><p>that moves the author to choose to forgive her abusers thus giving herself</p><p>permission to find her voice and to live her life. The courage of the author</p><p>to tell her story adds hope to this book and provides readers with reasons to</p><p>believe that healing can be found through Jesus Christ.</p>