{"product_id":"stolen-innocence-triumphing-over-a-childhood-broken-by-abuse-a-memoir","title":"Stolen Innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir","description":"Eleven-year-old Erin Merryn's life was transformed on the night she was sexually abused by her cousin, someone she loved and trusted. As the abuse continued, and as she was forced to see her abuser over and over again in social situations, she struggled with self-doubt, panic attacks, nightmares and the weight of whether or not to tell her terrible secret. It wasn't until a traumatic series of events showed her the cost of silence that she chose to speak out-in the process destroying both her family and the last of her innocence.\nThrough her personal diary, written during the years of her abuse, Erin Merryn shares her journey through pain and confusion to inner strength and, ultimately, forgiveness. Raw, powerful and unflinchingly honest, Stolen Innocence is the inspiring story of one girl's struggle to become a woman, and a bright light on the pain and devastation of abuse.\nStolen Innocence is written with conviction and clarity. [Erin Merryn] doesn't hold back, and I respect her honesty and openness...By the end of the book, I thought I was reading passages from a much older adult than a high school senior. Erin has grown into a strong, wise, intelligent, perceptive, spiritual, caring adult.\"\n--Susan Reedquist, The Children's Advocacy Center\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0757302823\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0757302823.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Merryn, Erin\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41472102858810,"sku":"DBV.0757302823.G","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0757302823-0.jpg?v=1781721239","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/stolen-innocence-triumphing-over-a-childhood-broken-by-abuse-a-memoir","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}