About the Book:

Forgiving someone who has done you grievous harm takes a lot of praying. In the long run, however, you can get rid of the hatred and begin to feel blessed. Child abuse makes children feel guilty when they’ve done nothing wrong. Only when the subject comes out of the closet, and children realize they were not at fault, can the healing begin.

This is the story of a man who is a pedophile, sociopath, murderer, and rapist. A young woman is forced into marriage with him, and they have seven children, all of whom suffer at his hands. All the abuse and molestation causes this man's children to hate him and to wonder why their mother doesn't do something about him. Unfortunately, the mother feels she has no choice, no rights, and nowhere to go to get away from him.

There are three girls and four boys in the family. All are abused and yet suffer from the guilt they feel for what happened. One girl is sent to a mental hospital after being raped. She is adopted by the doctor who helps her recover.  Becoming a psychologist herself, she eventually returns to her family upon her mother’s death. She is the one who will lead her siblings out of the darkness of their secrets and into the light. 

About the Author:

Murphy and her husband have six children, eight grand children, two great grandchildren and a little black dog who thinks he is human.  Both are retired, but she substitutes at the local high school and holds several offices in her church. Born in Neshoba County, MS, Murphy has lived in several states and for a while in Germany. She came home to Philadelphia before moving to Meridian, where she plans to stay.