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    Unbroken: True Story of Sexual Abuse, Drugs, Rape, Betrayal and Triumph
    Unbroken: True Story of Sexual Abuse, Drugs, Rape, Betrayal and Triumph
    Unbroken: True Story of Sexual Abuse, Drugs, Rape, Betrayal and Triumph
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    Unbroken: True Story of Sexual Abuse, Drugs, Rape, Betrayal and Triumph

    By Lisa E. F. Hereford

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    ** Fair warning: This is a true story of sexual abuse, drugs, rape, betrayal and triumph **

    **Warning:This book contains crude language and is not for the faint of heart**

    As I sat down to write this story about my life, I had to think a long time about how to start my story.

    I learned early that you cannot substitute water for milk on cereal so when there was no milk in the house, I just ate it dry.
    Dad was pretty cranky just as a general rule. He’d come home from work and throw a temper tantrum at all the dirty dishes and no supper and Mom would say, “Oh shut up and drink your beer.”
    It was not a nice thing, the way Len started treating me. I remember scenes like the time he pushed me and sat on me.
    I had to stop and think about what happened next in this sick saga.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa E. F. Hereford
    Release dateJun 17, 2014
    ISBN9781498923187
    Unbroken: True Story of Sexual Abuse, Drugs, Rape, Betrayal and Triumph

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    • 4/5
      A brave, honest book. Lots of love for Lisa, a true survivor. Thank you for sharing your story.
    • 5/5
      A chilling but honest story. I love how she got straight to the point and didn't waste time trying to seduce the reader. The writing and tale itself were engrossing and send out an important message to the reader.
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      Good but wish it was longer .. then 28 pages

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    Unbroken - Lisa E. F. Hereford

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    Copyright © 2012 by Lisa E. F Hereford

    Table of Contents

    Title Page

    The Beginning

    As I sat down to write this story about my life, I had to think a long time about how to start my story. Should I write it in the third person about someone, who might not be me? Or should I write it in the first person?

    Obviously I chose the first person. So let’s get to know each other. I’m Lisa and I’m 30 years old. And my life is glorious.

    Now.

    It wasn’t always this way. There was a time when my life was a complete shitheap. There is no other way to describe it. I was a tiny child and all alone in the world.

    I don’t mean that I was the only person in the house - but the fact is, it would have been better if I had been. Even when I was four years old, I could feed myself. Sure it was cereal with milk and lots of sugar. I learned early that you cannot substitute water for milk on cereal so when there was no milk in the house, I just ate it dry.

    Mom was there, kind of, and when she was good, she was very very good. But Mom loved her pot. She would sit at the kitchen table and let the dirty dishes pile up around her and smoke cigarettes and do crossword puzzles or play solitaire for hours and hours. Some

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