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Shy Keenan tells the story of a childhood marked by beatings from her mother and rape by her stepfather and associates. She survived and went on to co‑found Phoenix Survivors, an organization that campaigns for justice for victims of sexual abuse and works to rescue children at risk. Her memoir offers an intimate look at the hardships of a child sexually abused and the lifelong struggle to bring survivors’ voices to the forefront.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Shy Keenan
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