Sanity Price

A true account of stolen childhood that captures the blunt nature of existence after a girl is adopted by a psychotic woman at three years old. This brief yet captivating memoir about the psychological, mental, sexual, and physical abuse taking place behind the closed doors of a foster family is an eye-opening look at the ways mere survival turns all-consuming when it becomes fragile and uncertain by our caretakers. Told through poem form, the straightforward journey of one girl's mind shapes the timeline of major events that structured her unique perception of reality in order to cope and possibly forgive the past fully. Beautifully the events weave together the hostile yet honest happenings of dysfunctional homes and choosing to fully surrender to circumstances, no matter how malicious.