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Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
Regina Calcaterra
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Description for Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
Paperback. Recounts how the author and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5-10 Photos. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Regina Calcaterra's emotionally honest and reflective memoir recounts how she and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons. With beautiful writing and an authentic voice, In the Shadow of the Hamptons shares Regina's true life rags-to-riches story of how she rose above her past while fighting to keep her siblings together and protecting them from their mother's deranged outbursts. At the age of fourteen, Regina's journey changed dramatically when she chose to become legally ... Read more
Regina Calcaterra's emotionally honest and reflective memoir recounts how she and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons. With beautiful writing and an authentic voice, In the Shadow of the Hamptons shares Regina's true life rags-to-riches story of how she rose above her past while fighting to keep her siblings together and protecting them from their mother's deranged outbursts. At the age of fourteen, Regina's journey changed dramatically when she chose to become legally ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062218834
SKU
V9780062218834
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About Regina Calcaterra
Regina Calcaterra, Esq. is the bestselling author of Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island, which has been integrated into academic curriculums nationwide. She is a partner at Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz and is a passionate advocate for children in foster care.
Reviews for Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
Riveting reading from start to finish... Never once does she flinch from the terrible truths with which she has lived and so courageously reveals here.
Kirkus Reviews Courageous and fascinating, written with a descriptive restraint that recalls moments of tragedy and perseverance with simplicity and subtlety... Calcaterra concludes her story with the genuine sentiment that 'we all have to ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews Courageous and fascinating, written with a descriptive restraint that recalls moments of tragedy and perseverance with simplicity and subtlety... Calcaterra concludes her story with the genuine sentiment that 'we all have to ... Read more