{"product_id":"the-sergeants-daughter-a-memoir-9781631527210","title":"The Sergeant's Daughter: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Teressa Shelton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a little girl, Teressa's father dotes on her and little sister, \u003cbr\u003eKaren, while mercilessly mocking her older sister, Debbie. Teressa \u003cbr\u003ethinks its Debbie's fault--until she gets a little older and he begins \u003cbr\u003etormenting her, too. Soon enough, his verbal abuse turns physical. Her \u003cbr\u003esergeant father brings his military life home, meeting each of his \u003cbr\u003edaughters' infractions with extreme punishment for them all. Meanwhile, \u003cbr\u003etheir mother watches silently, never defending her daughters and never \u003cbr\u003esubjected to physical abuse herself. Terrified to be at home and \u003cbr\u003eterrified to tell anyone, Teressa seeks solace in books, music, and the \u003cbr\u003efamily she can find outside of her home: a best friend, a kind neighbor, \u003cbr\u003e and a doting grandfather. At first cowed by her father's abuse and \u003cbr\u003edesperate to believe that maybe, one day, things will change, Teressa \u003cbr\u003eultimately grows into a young woman who understands that if she wants a \u003cbr\u003ebetter life, she'll have to build it for herself--so she does.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354949968023,"sku":"9781631527210","price":1294.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781631527210.webp?v=1767916782","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sergeants-daughter-a-memoir-9781631527210","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}