Books like Rock and a Hard Place by Anthony Godby Johnson

The Kite Runner follows an unlikely friendship between a privileged boy and the son of his father’s servant amid Afghanistan’s turbulent history, exploring betrayal, redemption, and the father‑son bond.

Jeannette Walls' memoir chronicles her turbulent childhood in a dysfunctional, itinerant family, detailing poverty, alcoholism, and homelessness across the United States as she seeks stability and personal growth.

Augusten Burroughs recounts his turbulent adolescence spent in a decaying Victorian home run by a psychiatrist, where ordinary rites of childhood give way to a surreal blend of family eccentricity, escape from school, and the early years of a future author.

A memoir in which Alice Sebold recounts the life‑changing experience of being raped and beaten at age 18 in a park near her college campus, exploring its lasting psychological and legal consequences.

They hated each other enough to kill.

A gripping tale of survival and reunion for a woman who discovers her shattered family after decades of abuse and neglect.

We started The Subs Club to make the kink community safer for subs. Except now the others are so busy chasing their happy endings, it is like they have forgotten what Bill did to Hal and the fact that he got away with it. They used to think I was betraying Hal's memory by hooking up with the owners of the club where he died. Now they do not seem to care about any of it anymore. Maybe I am sometimes angry with GK and Kel for giving Bill a second chance, but they have been mentoring me for a year now, and whatever else they have done, they make me feel safe, incredibly. So I want to try something: I want to offer them my submission, completely, 24/7. To serve the people who forgave Bill. That is the way I want to hurt. Except, I am starting to care about them in a way I never meant to, and I think they feel the same way. But after Hal, I do not know if I want to be in love again. Because what I need, really, more than anything, is to see Bill brought to justice. Even if I have to do it myself. Even if it means losing GK and Kel. --- Gould. -- Provided by publisher, taken from cover.