Peace by Piece Not since Viktor Frankl\'s Man\'s Search for Meaning have I read a narrative of trauma survival and recovery that has impacted me this profoundly.
Eric Gentry, PhD, DAAETS, FAAETS President Forward-Facing Institute.
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A month after reading this book I find it still continues to haunt me...in the best of ways.
Reading the last page of this book felt as though something important was achieved and something precious received-not just for Cheryl, but also for myself and all humankind.
The story of a courageous adult who returns to her painful past to rescue and champion her younger self out of the miasma of past violence to the Grace of the present that-by the end of the book-we find ourselves celebrating.
Instead, this book is a finely chiseled heroine\'s story.
It is an intimately personal story that shimmers with honesty and is not once melodramatic or contrived.
This book is a rare treat that navigates the path of heartbreak to the path of posttraumatic growth all the way to the restoration of life, love, safety, joy, meaning and satisfaction-Peace by piece.
It is a breathless journey that leaves the reader awe-struck and reverent to the resilience of children to survive evil with their innocence intact and the eternally-springing hope of being loved and accepted by their abusers.
Cheryl writes in unflinching first person, giving voice to the little girl trapped in the dark heart of abject torture-the terror and loss is real-time and sensorial for the reader-and out the other side into the light of recovery and healing.
Peace by Piece Not since Viktor Frankl\'s Man\'s Search for Meaning have I read a narrative of trauma survival and recovery that has impacted me this profoundly
