"It's my 40th birthday today and I'm trying to smile, but as I look in the mirror all I can see is an empty shell, someone waiting to die... You could never tell that anything was wrong with me by just looking at me, as I dress clean and I keep myself tidy, and I have a smile on my face that hides my emotions and over the years I've become an expert at hiding behind it" This is the shocking true story of an innocent girl abused by the very people who said they would take good care of her. Lilly's family began the path to her destruction - they used and abused her - but they never ever wanted or loved her. The little girl was sexually physically and emotionally abused by many people around her who were able to hide behind the security of Ireland's Catholic Church-run institutions. She also suffered at the hands of other people around them who they called their friends. You only get one chance to live your life as a child, but Lilly was never given that chance - her childhood was taken from her before it ever begun. From the age of four, when she was first sexually abused, her life changed forever; when she walked through the institution's doors in Ireland, her life continued along the same path that has destroyed her soul. Her emotional pain is as strong today as it was the day it began and will never leave her alone. "When I go to sleep it's in my head and when I wake up I can see it in the mirror and I am only waiting to die." A child abuse story that will stay with you forever and one that you will talk about for many years to come, The Girl Nobody Wants is a harrowing true story that will appeal to fans of biographies.

THE GIRL NOBODY WANTS' IS A TRAGIC & MOVING BOOK TO READ! BUT A WARNING! THE CONTENT IS VERY GRAPHIC & SHOCKING, AND THERE IS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THIS TRUE STORY, THANK YOU.
It's my 40th birthday today and I'm trying to smile, but as I look in the mirror all I can see is an empty shell, someone waiting to die... You could never tell that anything was wrong with me by just looking at me, as I dress clean and I keep myself tidy, and I have a smile on my face that hides my emotions and over the years I've become an expert at hiding behind it" This is the shocking true story of an innocent girl abused by the very people who said they would take good care of her. Lily's family began the path to her destruction - they used her and abused her - but they never ever wanted or loved her. The little girl was also sexually physically and emotionally abused by many people around her who were able to hide behind the security of Ireland's Catholic Church-run institutions. She also suffered at the hands of other people around them who they called their friends. You only get one chance to live your life as a child, but Lilly was never given that chance - her childhood was taken from her before it ever begun. From the age of four, when she was first sexually abused, her life changed forever and when she walked through the institution's doors in Ireland, her life continued along the same path that has destroyed her soul. Her emotional pain is as strong today as it was the day it began and will never leave her alone. "When I go to sleep it's in my head and when I wake up I can see it in the mirror and I am only waiting to die." A child abuse story that will stay with you forever and one that you will talk about for many years to come, The Girl Nobody Wants is a harrowing true story that will appeal to fans of biographies.

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. Carl Jung

Who is Sarah Braun? She is a woman. That is the only thing you will ever need to know. Her age, economic status, race, religion, nationality and educational background don’t matter. Violence against woman is indiscriminate . It is an epidemic affecting individuals in every community.

HONEYMOON AND HELL is based on the author’s own personal experience. Sarah is brave in her honesty in sharing what seem to be pages straight from her diary. She defines in a clear voice the emotional strongholds involved in an often very intense, sometimes very satisfying, and yet, very damaging intimate relationship. This is an important work. It is not a cautionary tale, but a valuable navigational tool that succeeds in providing a path of hope beyond continued dedication to an abusive relationship.

The book offers concise insight as to why women stay and remain dedicated to an intimate partner that abuses them. The writing lends clarity to the imbalance in the overall relationship dynamic. The motivations and roles of both partners combined is what allow for the cycle of abuse to continue. It empowers women to remove their status as victim and reclaim their emotional independence.

HONEYMOON AND HELL makes the uncomfortable topic of relationship abuse approachable and relatable. It succeeds in bringing the reader along on a journey of understanding how abuse is a slow and insidious process that escalates and results in an erosion process away from healthy and rightful expectation. Humor and warmth engage and embrace the reader as a friend and confidant. Understanding removes isolation. Hope replaces despair. The message becomes clear that the only real power you have is to change yourself.

There are no victims only volunteers.

This is a work expressly dedicated to every woman bravely willing to take the first tentative step to break the cycle of abuse.