The Fog of Faith

<p>After the trauma of a savage attack a young farm girl recovers physically but her identity faith and relationships are shattered.</p><p>This is the true story of Leona Stucky’s childhood on a Kansas farm surrounded by a loving family and the simple tenets of her Mennonite community. Violence enters her world in the guise of a young man who seems normal to everyone else but who Leona knows to be deranged in his obsession of her.</p><p>His unrelenting abuses take root and Leona must deal with them utterly alone. Her pacifist father cannot avenge or protect her nor can a callous justice system. Even God is impotent.</p><p>Leona is cast into a bewildering life of disgrace and poverty—with a baby a violent husband and battered faith. Through a series of page-turning events she hacks through the bones of her naïveté to confront harsh realities and to probe the veracity of religious claims.</p><p>The Fog of Faith is a suspenseful and morally unflinching drama of shame and survival as well as useable and unusual wisdom.</p><p>This volume includes thoughtful questions for readers and groups to further explore their own stories.</p><p>"Despite tragedy joy and laughter dance across these pages." William LaRue PhD Founder of Compassionate Relating</p><p>"Insightful and compelling this riveting memoir offers a perspective about violence against women shame feminism trauma resilience and relationships." JoAnne Tucker PhD Filmmaker Producer Healing Voices - Personal Stories</p><p>"Naked with fear aflame with rage . . . Glows with the insightful glitter of necessary art." Robert Mayer Author of The Origin of Sorrow The Dreams of Ada Superfolks and other books</p>