The Fourteenth Year is a memoir narrated by a young girl whose unrelenting strength somehow carries her through the throes of an extinguished childhood. Her story begins as she attempts to reclaim control of her life from the steamy grip of her biological father. As she describes the exhausting legal process, the details of the past fourteen years unfold into the culminating showdown between a dad and a daughter. For Kelly, life is dictated by a sexually and emotionally abusive father whose self-proclaimed deification demands subservience by all. No protection is offered by the emotionally detached mother, who does nothing to stop him . Their daughter must find a way to remain psychologically intact as the abuse worsens. Eventually leaving the house or even watching television had a sexual Aprice tag@. While looking for safety, she discovers the plague of immorality and mental illness that motivates the behavior of the people in her environment . She survives the moments that need surviving, with glimmering pieces of hope, humor and memories that bring joy and a sense of direction to her troubled soul . She must now take that control and make the life for herself she knows is possible.
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This book touched my heart and soul. I believe it takes a great deal of courage to reveal such details of a person's life in order to help others. Kelly has put her story out there to let people in similiar situations know that they are not alone and there is hope. She proves that dreams and personal achievements do not have to be lost at the hands of an abuser. A very personal and candid look into a part of an abused girl's life and the coping mechanisms used to get through. I highly recommend this book. --Karen Solberg
This book is a raw account of a young girls fight to survive years of repeated abuse. Throughout the book the writer sheds a ray of hope that one day she will have a normal, loving family of her own. The thought of a family gives her the strength to live. This book is very easy to read. Each chapter left me amazed of how the writer was able to go on. It is a story of how a young girl was able to triumph over unbeatable odds. I highly recommend this book! --Karen L. White
This book is a raw account of a young girls fight to survive years of repeated abuse. Throughout the book the writer sheds a ray of hope that one day she will have a normal, loving family of her own. The thought of a family gives her the strength to live. This book is very easy to read. Each chapter left me amazed of how the writer was able to go on. It is a story of how a young girl was able to triumph over unbeatable odds. I highly recommend this book! --Karen L. White
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Kelly Watt lives in the upper peninsula of Michigan with her husband and children. She works as a Registered Nurse and speaks at conferences and fund raising events on the topic of child abuse whenever possible. She is actively engaged in raising awareness of this most sensitive issue.
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This book touched my heart and soul.
I believe it takes a great deal of courage to reveal such details of a person's life in order to help others. Kelly has put her story out there to let people in similiar situations know that they are not alone and there is hope. She proves that dreams and personal achievements do not have to be lost at the hands of an abuser. A very personal and candid look into a part of an abused girl's life and the coping mechanisms used to get through. I highly recommend this book.
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A MUST READ BOOK!,
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This book is a raw account of a young girls fight to survive years of repeated abuse. Throughout the book the writer sheds a ray of hope that one day she will have a normal, loving family of her own. The thought of a family gives her the strength to live. This book is very easy to read. Each chapter left me amazed of how the writer was able to go on. It is a story of how a young girl was able to triumph over unbeatable odds. I highly recommend this book!
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[...] 2007 review by NIcole Merritt
Author Kelly Watt gives a personal account of her life with a sexually abusive father and a detached mother that makes every nerve in your body stand up. Her life story is every young girl's nightmare. The title gives away the time frame of the abuse but it says nothing of the strength and will of this young girl. Running away was an option that always sent her mother and father hot on her trail and brought her back to her tortured life in a home that offered no security. The one time she was able to stay away and have her father locked up for his crimes, only to experience neglect at the hands of foster families, she returned of her own free will to the abusive comfort of home. She then stayed with her family, moving from place to place while her father panhandled for a living and her mother remained aware and void of any compassion for her own daughter and her well-being. It was a nightmare childhood that Kelly learned to brave simply because she felt she had nowhere else to go. And brave it, she did. Finally, at the age of fourteen she left never to return. Kelly is now married with children of her own. She credits her survival and wisdom to having endured in such a twisted world. Had she left, she would not have grown to be the woman she is today. I recommend this book as a therapeutic journey for anyone who may have suffered under the hands of an abusive parent. It is also a great educating tool for those in the foster care field. Nicole Merritt [...]
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