ISBN: 1456473352

Layla is a deeply moving, often shocking, true story of redemption. Incest, physical abuse, rape, stripping, prostitution, the drug world and insanity; all of it - the death of a son, the… Meer...

Layla is a deeply moving, often shocking, true story of redemption. Incest, physical abuse, rape, stripping, prostitution, the drug world and insanity; all of it - the death of a son, the suicide of a brother, the death of a first love, and the death of a father all frame a journey that does not separate light from dark. Jeannie Kerrigan’s story is the story of hope, a gift of love that is never extinguished – the story moves us beyond the usual victim/victimizer/survivor. Growing up in idyllic Green Bay, Wisconsin she was trained from age three to service her college dean/ businessman/catholic father’s sexual perversions. Jeannie tells us throughout the book that redemption is found by putting one foot in front of the other. She teases us through the telling of her story with tantalizing little pieces of why her; why is evil relentlessly stalking such a sweet girl. At age twenty-two Jeannie allows Layla, a counter personality to take over. Layla is tough street smart personality who turns to the dark side of life. Layla was a nickname given to her after a man sang the song Layla to her in a bar trying to win her affection. At each juncture she is forced to look at the duality of life, does she choose life or death. In the end Layla the personality never completely consumes Jeannie, Layla helps her. It seems that at the darkest moments when she should just die, Jeannie the light and Layla the dark work in tandem to survive hell on earth. At the age of twenty- six when she is biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,parenting and relationships,personal transformation,religion,religion and spirituality,self help,self-help Parenting & Relationships, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform<

ISBN: 1456473352

Layla is a deeply moving, often shocking, true story of redemption. Incest, physical abuse, rape, stripping, prostitution, the drug world and insanity; all of it - the death of a son, the… Meer...

Layla is a deeply moving, often shocking, true story of redemption. Incest, physical abuse, rape, stripping, prostitution, the drug world and insanity; all of it - the death of a son, the suicide of a brother, the death of a first love, and the death of a father all frame a journey that does not separate light from dark. Jeannie Kerrigan's story is the story of hope, a gift of love that is never extinguished - the story moves us beyond the usual victim/victimizer/survivor. Growing up in idyllic Green Bay, Wisconsin she was trained from age three to service her college dean/ businessman/catholic father's sexual perversions. Jeannie tells us throughout the book that redemption is found by putting one foot in front of the other. She teases us through the telling of her story with tantalizing little pieces of why her; why is evil relentlessly stalking such a sweet girl. At age twenty-two Jeannie allows Layla, a counter personality to take over. Layla is tough street smart personality who turns to the dark side of life. Layla was a nickname given to her after a man sang the song Layla to her in a bar trying to win her affection. At each juncture she is forced to look at the duality of life, does she choose life or death. In the end Layla the personality never completely consumes Jeannie, Layla helps her. It seems that at the darkest moments when she should just die, Jeannie the light and Layla the dark work in tandem to survive hell on earth. At the age of twenty- six when she is biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,parenting and relationships,personal transformation,religion,religion and spirituality,self help,self-help Parenting & Relationships, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform<