Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption Audiobook (Free)

In the bestselling tradition of Smashed and The Glass Castle, this raw, eye-opening memoir tells the powerful story of Elizabeth Garrison’s fractured childhood, descent into teenage drug addiction, and battle to overcome nearly insurmountable odds. Elizabeth invites the listener behind the closed doors of the picture-perfect Christian family to reveal a dark, concealed world of kid abuse, domestic violence, and chilling family secrets all performed in the name of God under the tyrannical guideline of her father. Like countless teenage girls, Elizabeth turns to drugs and alcohol to flee. With smack-you-in-the-face honesty, Elizabeth chronicles the dark realities and real-life horrors of teenage drug abuse, living over the streets, foster homes, and treatment centers. She paints an unsparing portrait of scratching and clawing her way to avoid it from the grips of kid abuse, habit, and betrayal to find the power within herself to save lots of her own existence.

Contains mature themes.