I Am Because You Were: Inspired By True Events - Softcover

Loveless, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798987860304

Verlag: Jessica Loveless, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

They say trauma travels through family lines …
until someone is ready to heal it.


From the moment she was born, all Bonnie ever wanted was love. But love was something even her mother couldn’t give. Abandoned along with her siblings in a children's home during the 1960s, Bonnie grows up aching for connection and struggling to belong.

Despite her mother’s desertion, Bonnie finds solace in a new friend who helps her rediscover the wonders of childhood she thought was lost forever. But just as she begins to feel safe, someone she trusts shatters the fragile happiness she’s built, leaving her to confront the dark legacy of abandonment and childhood trauma.

I Am Because You Were chronicles Bonnie’s lifelong quest to reclaim the pieces of her stolen childhood. It’s a story of survival, where moments of humor and grace punctuate the deep pain she carries. As Bonnie searches for meaning amidst the scars of her past, she faces the unrelenting echoes of trauma that have haunted her for decades.

Though Bonnie ultimately succumbs to the weight of her past, her death is not an end but a pivotal moment in the legacy of her family. In her final decisions, she breaks the cycle of trauma, offering hope to the next generation—proving that even in loss, healing can take root and grow.

Inspired by true events, I Am Because You Were dives into the heavy shadows of childhood abuse, addiction, and mental health struggles. It is a powerful, emotional story of love, loss, survival, and the enduring impact of one person’s courage to confront the past, even when it seems too late.

Though the book touches on themes of sexual abuse, no abuse is written explicitly on the page. Instead, the narrative focuses on Bonnie’s emotional journey, allowing readers to connect with her struggle without graphic detail.

Content Warnings & Triggers:

• Childhood Abandonment: Themes of family desertion and growing up in a children's home.
• Sexual Abuse: The story touches on themes of childhood sexual abuse (though none of the abuse is written explicitly on the page).
• Mental Health Struggles: Depictions of depression, anxiety, and trauma recovery.
• Addiction: References to substance abuse and its impact on mental health and family dynamics.
• Death and Loss: Themes of grief, including the death of a central character.
• Generational Trauma: Exploration of how trauma affects families over generations and the cycle of pain passed down through family lines.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jessica Loveless
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798987860304
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 362
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