In accordance with her Sicilian Catholic familyās unspoken code, Paolina Milana learned at an early age to keep her secrets locked away where no one could find them. Nobody outside the family needed to know about the voices her Mamma battled in her head; or about how Paolina forged her birth certificate at thirteen so she could get a job at The Donut Shop; or about the police officer twenty-six years her senior whose promise to her PapĆ to ākeep an eye on herā quickly translated into something sinister. And perhaps thatās why no one saw it coming whenāon the eve of her sweet sixteen, pushed to edgeāPaolina attempted to take her own motherās life.
Raw and compelling,
The S Word is the true story of a girl who nearly suffocates in the silence she was taught to value above all elseāuntil she finally finds the strength to break free of the secrets binding her and save herself.
This book title, The S Word (A Memoir About Secrets), ISBN: 9781631529276, by Paolina Milana, published by She Writes Press (May 5, 2015) 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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