Defining Moments
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Last published Mon, Oct 27, 2014
A collection of moments, memories, and flashbacks from a childhood lived in fear and uncertainty. It is the path I have had to travel down to discover why I am the way I am, and how to recover from my past. This book is essentially the events that changed me into the person that I am today.
Although this is a work of nonfiction, names have been changed to protect the innocent.
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