Overview
Told from a wifeās perspective, Dirt Roads and Diner Pie is the story of one coupleās struggle to confront the long-reaching effects of childhood sexual abuse.
Musician and former lead singer of the United States Air Force Band Travis James Humphrey lived for thirty months in a culture of childhood sexual abuse while studying at New Jerseyās prestigious American Boychoir School. After his tenure, Travis buried his memories deep. Years into the marriage, these memories began to surface and threaten their relationship. In an effort to resolve the problems, Shonna and her husband hit the road and navigated their way through the treacherous terrain of mental illness, sexual dysfunction, and shame. She details their journey within a month-long road trip throughout the southeastern United States taken shortly after Travis made his experience public.
While the effect of child sex abuse informs nearly every aspect of their shared life, it does not define their relationship. That is the message Shonna offers: Sexual trauma may dominate, but it need not define the relationship.
Shonna Milliken Humphreyās nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Salon.com, Down East, and Maine magazine. For two years, she wrote regular food, restaurant, and lifestyle columns for the Maine Sunday Telegram. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing and Literature from Bennington College.
This book title, Dirt Roads and Diner Pie, ISBN: 9781942094227, by Shonna Milliken Humphrey, published by Central Recovery Press, LLC (August 2, 2016) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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