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The Doghouse Angel: From the Darkness of Abuse to the Light of Healing

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I found this book to be a very big eye opener into the lives of abused children.It is amazing what these 18 children endured thru their entire childhood.Yet the author seems to have been able to overcome it all and help others who may suffer as she did.God Bless the little children, may they never have to endure what Kimberly had to.I think this book shows there is light at the end of the tunnel.

"Powerful" and "Inspiring" are the words most often used by those I speak to who have read "The Doghouse Angel". Many of my friends in our book club, quilting groups and at church knew of my friendship with the author and read the book as soon as it came out. Because they knew something of Kimberly's childhood they were a little apprehensive but quickly became publicists themselves. "She has so many positive things to say after such terrible experiences. I am amazed that she is able to do that."
"What you have just said is the reason she wrote the book and the reason so many people will benefit from reading it," is my reply. People in the healing professions will find the book a valuable resource. As a former foster parent and teacher, I know that, if you have had abusive experiences which still trouble you, or know others in similar situations, you should read "The Doghouse Angel" to see that there are steps to take to heal.
Barbara Kapost, B.S.Ed

I loved this book, it was even better than i thought it would be when i read about it on amazon.

"The journey to healing from an abusive childhood is often fraught with difficulties. Kimberly Steward relates her experiences in The Doghouse Angel, telling her story through counseling sessions reflecting back to her earlier years as one of eighteen children. There are many portions of this book that are heartbreaking to read. But for those who have experienced similar situations, this book shows that healing can occur. The Doghouse Angel should be required reading for counselors, pastors, and others who deal with abused children and with adults still traumatized by their childhood. Kimberly Steward's insights bring the dark secret of abuse into the light."
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The Doghouse Angel is honest and moving. It helps you access your compassion for other's and see your own struggles with a new perspective. Very powerful for such a short book.

It was surprising to read the author's descriptions and to find myself and other people I've known and places I've heard of and stories they've told. Crimes I've lived through, heard rumors of and imagined. Tragic homes built by people too young, too ignorant, too sick or too hateful to possess the tools needed to craft healthy and happy ones.

It may be enough to stand aside a place we cannot fathom and simply admire the woman who has the courage to describe its horrors. Author Kimberly Steward has earned this here. Her history is, hopefully, the most remarkable readers will ever know.

But it is so much more when you read a book and find yourself literally looking around to see if anyone has noticed you are sitting there naked. Recognizing in it the thoughts you had and the lessons you learned and the hope you dared and the prices you paid for all of it. This book is intimate and personal and painful and triumphant. I wept for this bouquet too big for most to hold-black and blue and awful flowers grown from tiny seeds too many of us held ourselves. It is a grand and unique example that shouts what untold numbers whispered and whisper still.

Read it if you are a therapist or a counselor who deals with physical, emotional and sexual abuse and the myriad results impacting its perpetrators, victims and survivors. Read it if you work with young people who may need you to lend them a voice they cannot find for themselves. Read it if you or someone you love has ever felt the filthy hands of incest or molestation upon them. Read it if you can be inspired by strength and reminded of how grace and the human spirit pulls for the children who know too much too soon and survive, often thrive, in spite of the dreadful odds before them. I truly can't think of anyone for whom this does not apply. This woman is an inspiration and I hope you'll gift yourself with her story.