Título: Spilled Milk: Based on a true story
Autor: K.L Randis
Sinopse: "Randis later would testify at a criminal trial against her father, who was sentenced to prison for his crimes [of child abuse]. He was sentenced to up to 16 years in 2004. Her painful -- and ultimately triumphant -- story is recounted in Randis' first novel, "Spilled Milk."
-- Stacy, Brown, Pocono Record Newspaper
"I read this book in two days, I couldn't put it down."
-- Chelsea Deboer, Teen Mom 2
"Kelly Randis will [use] her first-hand experience as a sexual assault survivor to educate national leaders at the Pentagon."
-- LT Ashley Valanzola, Pentagon Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator
"The honest, raw openness of your writing style is compelling. Your story touched me deeply."
-- Juliet Pritner, Actress, Law And Order: SVU
Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality in her home.
When social services jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit of safety and justice, Brooke battles a broken court system that pushes to keep her father in the home.
Spilled Milk is a novel of shocking narrative, triumph and resiliency.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Spilled Milk: Based on a true story”, de K.L Randis, publicado pela editora K.L Randis, em 2013 e com 386 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: K.L Randis
Páginas: 386
Ano: 2013-06-07
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0615835600
ISBN13: 9780615835600
