Mother, I Don't Forgive You: A Necessary Alternative For Healing - Paperback

by Marie M. Fortune (Foreword by), Nancy Richards (Author)

After the death of her father, and her mother's immediate remarriage to a sadistic abuser, Nancy Richards lived a life plagued with physical and emotional violence.The powerlessness, pain, and torment she endured ate her up. But, the ultimate gut-punch came when she finally mustered the courage to break her silence, and her words were met with excuses for her abusers, and the admonition that she must forgive."Mother, I Don't Forgive You" is a true story of terrifying abuse, and the triumph of healing.Written with raw emotion and inspirational clarity, this page-turner offers help and hope for anyone who has suffered from abuse, or loves someone who has suffered from abuse.This is Book 1 of a two-book series. The other book in the series is "Mother, It's Hard to Forgive You: Ridding Myself of the Family Scapegoat Mantle."***Originally published by Blue Dolphin Publishing, Inc., Nevada City, CA in 2005 as "Heal and Forgive."

Author Biography

Nancy Richards is an adult survivor of childhood abuse. She is the single parent of two adult daughters. Richards is a successful business woman as vice president and general manager of a large wholesale food processing company in Seattle. She is a member of The International Women's Writing Guild. She makes her home in one of the city's suburbs.