Shattered Innocence [Paperback]

Kelly Vates (Author)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kelly Vates is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She has appeared on national television and speaks to various women's groups about recovery. Kelly and her husband Joe have three beautiful children, Erika, jeremy, and Emily. They live happily in a big old house with a picket fence with their dog and cat in northern Iowa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Evergreen Press (PA) (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581690665
• ISBN-13: 978-1581690668
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,644,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Parenting & Families > Family Relationships > Dysfunctional Relationships

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on tough topic, June 13, 2001

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Jennifer Hochstetler (Hammond, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shattered Innocence (Paperback)

To read this book is to get insight as how sexual abuse directly affects all aspects of the survivor. The author speaks with authority and compassion in dealing with the fallout and aftermath experienced when trying to cope as an adult. It also sheds new light on the many ways a survivor may use different coping skills in everyday life. I found the book to be positive and enlightening in the aid of finding resolutions and resources to help guide a survivor in finding a recovery program. The spiritual aspect lets the reader see and feel how Ms.Vates was never alone in her struggle. To know that God was there to guide her even when she felt He wasn't was very empowering and hopeful. This book would be a very good reference to help a survivor find hope and help. It is a testimony to the courage and strength we have when we feel that all is lost.

5.0 out of 5 stars My life story....., March 20, 2009

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T. Wate "runner" (Port Orchard, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shattered Innocence (Paperback)

Reading this book was like looking back at my childhood and reliving the past from beginning to end. I felt like I was reading my life story, with another woman's name on the pages. She did a wonderful job putting her story into words. This book saved my marriage, me and my children. I finally agreed to deal with the past and go to therapy. Thank you Kelli! You have inspired me and helped me realize I am not alone.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing, August 16, 2001

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Sunday (DeMotte, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shattered Innocence (Paperback)

This book helped me to know that I am not alone.It brought back memeiors of things I thought only I had. Just to read that someone else went through the same things I had and thought and acted like me was very healing. I was very lucky in that I got to meet this lovely Author and talk about some of the hurt and healings we went through. Your situation may be a little different but all in all they are the same feelings if you were sexually abused. I highly recommend this book to everyone who has or know someone who has been sexually abused, it will help you understand where we are coming from. I bought several copies to use as gifts for the friends I know who were abused the same as Kelly and myself.