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is an extraordinary memoir that shares the unimaginable and cruel home life she endured while growing up in South Africa.

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With trauma, maternal abuse, and never feeling safe in her own home the mainstays of her ‘every day,’ this narrative bursts with the young Martine’s courage, resilience and determination to navigate herself to a new and safe life.

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Eloquent and compelling, the good news is that Martine is still happily married to Kenneth.  With her bravery leaping from the page, the decision to share her story is one that showcases that however traumatic one phase of life is, it doesn’t have to become the blueprint going forward.