She grew up the second of sixteen children in the high desert of Southern California. But for Melissa, childhood was anything but fun in the sun. For as long as she can remember, she and her siblings were subject to harrowing physical, sexual, and emotional abuse by their own parents-a devastating betrayal by the people meant to love and care for them most. In order to protect the family secret, the children were pulled out of school at an...
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