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Book SynopsisRecounts how the author and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons.
Trade ReviewRiveting reading from start to finish... Never once does she flinch from the terrible truths with which she has lived and so courageously reveals here. -- Kirkus Reviews Courageous and fascinating, written with a descriptive restraint that recalls moments of tragedy and perseverance with simplicity and subtlety... Calcaterra concludes her story with the genuine sentiment that 'we all have to believe.' At the end of this unforgettable book, readers will. -- Publishers Weekly