Annette Goode meets the father who left her and her mother when she was an infant, loses her groom when her uncle announces that she used to be a prostitute, and reconnects with the friend who murdered her rapist.
A guide to domestic abuse, including how the law can help the abused, how the abuse can hurt children, guidelines on how to leave the relationship, and addresses of support groups.
and, The lost boy : one child's courage to survive
Pelzer, David J
1995
The unforgettable account of one of the most sever chil abuse cases in Califorina hisoty. David Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother who played torturous games that left him nearly dead.
