Darkness Was My Candle: A Memoir of Survival and Grace

by Lora Devore

Book Overview

Born into poverty and violence, Lora's early life was one of extreme vulnerability. She was prostituted for the first time at the age of nine and suffered unspeakable treatment from those who should have protected her. The impact of this early trauma led to her institutionalization soon after she started college, an incarceration she would not have survived but for a courageous nurse who fought for her release. Fifty years later, after a long career...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913494497
• ISBN13: 9781913494490
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Karnac Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"