My Parents Betrayed Me

For Julie Anderson's thirteenth birthday, her father announcesthat he is taking her to a surgical association convention in SeaIsland, Georgia. But while they're on vacation, her fatherrepeatedly rapes her. Even from a young age, Julie knows that her father's actionstoward her are terribly wrong. This marks the beginning of thedissociative disorder that causes Julie to feel as though she isoutside of her body, observing what is happening to her. Afterwitnessing a depraved act of abuse, her mother cannot deal withthe pain and abandons the family. Julie continues to live as her father's sexual prisoner until hersenior year of college. When she meets Professor StevenGraham, a brilliant man with a muscular body and caring eyes,she is instantly intrigued. The two develop a close friendship thateventually gives Julie the strength to escape the living nightmarecreated by her father. She also moves forward with her plans tobecome a pediatrician. Following a fateful meeting with a young patient who is the victimof a nearly identical incest situation, Julie seeks a reunion withher mother. She knows now that God is watching over her'andthat there will never be another moment in her life as rewardingas this one. My Parents Betrayed Meis one young woman's story of survivaldespite seemingly insurmountable obstacles.Faulkner, Mary is the author of 'My Parents Betrayed Me', published 2006 under ISBN 9780595382835 and ISBN 0595382835.