Book Summary: Emma
was unloved from the moment she was born. Her earliest memory is being
severely beaten by her father, Pepper Murphy, when she was
eight-years-old. Seething with resentment over the sacrifice of his
dreams for a woman he cares little about and children he never wanted,
Pepper chooses to blame his oldest daughter. Her mother, Valerie, makes
matters worse with her verbal abuse, leaving Emma isolated with a man
that had no boundaries in punishing his daughter, taking his abuse to
unimaginable levels.
Emma's
father's coldblooded beatings and the ultimate abuse to which he
subjects her, lays the foundation of the person she becomes. As she
matures into a resourceful teenager, she is unwilling and unable to
stifle her desire for revenge. Reaching her breaking point she can no
longer control the impulse to fight back and finally takes matters into
her own hands.
Having
learned the art of hatred from her father and the mastery of
manipulation from her mother, young Emma now sets out to make a better
life for herself, leaving the memory of the abused child she had once
been behind her. Hardened by the heartless brutality she encounters and
the dangerous situations she must overcome in the course of her journey,
she faces every challenge that comes her way in her quest for a normal
life for herself and for those she loves.
Finally
a person emerges from within that guides her toward a better life until
she learns of a secret that sets her on the path of ultimate
redemption.
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About the Author:
Born and raised in Plymouth
Meeting, a small town west of Philadelphia, Paige Dearth was a victim of
child rape and spent her early years yearning for a better life. To
escape the unwanted attentions of her molester, a pedophile uncle who
lived with the family, she married at the age of nineteen and moved with
her new husband to Chula Vista, California. After two years of marriage
during which she struggled to make ends meet, she became pregnant, only
to discover that her husband was a heroin addict. Paige waited for the
birth of her daughter and when the baby was just eight months old, moved
back to Pennsylvania. With no formal education or money to fall back
on, she courageously set out to pick up the pieces of her shattered life
and make it whole once more.
Living through the fear and
isolation of her youth, Paige developed the ability to create stories
that would help her cope and finally put them to use by embarking on a
series of novels. BELIEVE LIKE A CHILD, the author’s debut offering, is
the darkest version of who she could have become, had fate not
intervened in the nick of time.
My thoughts: When I received the email for this book tour I was super excited as I have had Paige's first book on my to-be-read list on Goodreads for awhile and was just waiting for a time to slip it in between reviews. I knew this would be a very emotional read but I thought I was ready for it. Paige has a way of roping you into the story from the get go. This book was written in a third person point of view. It jumps around to different people and can be choppy but once you realize that it isn't hard to follow and you get used to Paige's writing. It really helps get to know all the characters in the book.
Be prepared for an emotional ride, this book will take you through a really hard topic that a lot of people don't go into depth with. You will be faced with anger over how someone can physically harm someone, or even how someone can stand by and watch it (the girls mom just walked away and turned a blind eye), you will be also in tears for the girls as they face the most horrific events that seem to follow them around during their life. There were times I was crying with the girls and other times I was shouting at the bad people, I was hoping and praying for them to be left alone and make it out alive. I just couldn't put this book down, through anger and tears I made it to the end and can't wait to read more from Paige.
If someone was to ask if this book affected my life or way of thinking, I would have to say yes, it really made me stop and think about the horrible creatures that walk among us. I found myself watching people while out with my children at a family water park the other day, wondering who these people really are. I remember my mom always saying "behind closed doors you really don't know what goes on" and it really is true.
I give this book 5 out of 5 Stars.
~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn on behalf of Making Connections Blog Tour. I received a copy of this book for review purpose. All opinions are honest and my own.*~
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