| Please Don't Cry Contributor(s): Herkal, Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 1525512684 ISBN-13: 9781525512681 Publisher: FriesenPress OUR PRICE: $24.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Domestic Partner Abuse - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 330 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's shortly after World War II in Eastern Europe when a tormented young woman steps up to the door of a speeding train...and prepares to throw her baby outside. What happens next will forever alter the lives of the young woman, the horrified teacher who steps up to stop her...and the three-month old baby born into such dark circumstances. And so begins the life of Yugoslavian Ramona, whose childhood will be terribly marred by the weaknesses of those entrusted with her care. Buffeted from place to place with the violent secrets of how she came to be slowly revealed to her, Ramona eventually decides to leave the horrors of her childhood behind for a new start in Canada. There she begins to find her way and learn to love...until fresh tragedy sends her life off course and she finds herself trapped in an abusive marriage as miserable as her childhood. But Ramona has endured so much; she has vast reservoirs of strength within her. Now with two children of her own to protect, she slowly begins to extricate herself from the horror of her marriage to build a new life, free of abuse at last.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Herkal, Maria: - Born in communist Eastern Europe shortly after the war, Maria Herkal immigrated to Canada as a teenager. Many of the events and circumstances of her life parallel the experiences of her protagonist, Ramona. She hopes that her book may serve as an inspiration to other abused women to understand that escape is possible. Her message to these women is: Just get help and live. Maria now lives free from abuse in Burlington, Ontario. Her beloved daughters and grandchildren are not far away.... |
