Born into alcoholism and mental illness in rural eastern North Carolina, Annie may not have had a chance but accepts her life as it once was...
After becoming a Mother and overcoming addiction,
She finds herself putting the puzzle pieces of her life together into a beautiful masterpiece.
She learns to find the beauty in every struggle and enriches her life with unexpected motherhood and art.
This is a story of survival, poverty and abuse but ends with love and somewhat of a happy ending.
A memoir based on her earlier life without her Schizophrenic Mother and the forgiveness given to heal all wounds.