Pieces of Me

by Rose Marie Abrams

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I knew as Pieces of Me was a true story that it was going to be difficult to read as most usually are, and of course, this book was very difficult to read and at times very emotional.

The book starts with accounts of Rose Marie’s biological mother, how her mother died and she was placed into foster care and how Rose Marie came along and how her mother was blackmailed into signing her rights away to her little girl only to witness her child being sickeningly abused in ways you could never dream of.

Back then the system was awful, everything brushed under the carpet. Children should be seen and not heard kind of thing. Rose Marie went through hell. Totally brainwashed thinking it was ‘normal’ behaviour from her foster mother. She was told not to mix with children at school and she was a recluse all thanks to the foster mother.

This story tells of Rose Marie’s life, knowing that it wasn’t right and how for a girl that got no love whatsoever in her life as a child, became a fantastic and loving mother to four daughters and wife to her husband.

Hopefully, others can read this a speak out about their ordeals.