Scarred: A Memoir

Scarred: A Memoir

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In 1978, seven-year-old George Molho was kidnapped by his own father. For a year, he survived mental and physical abuse to the point of torture. He found it easier to get used tohell, instead of hoping that heaven was around the corner. George eventually escaped, but surviving the aftermath proved to be much more difficult.Past and present are skillfully woven together to...more
Paperback, 408 pages
Published October 25th 2010 by iUniverse.com
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TheBookManiac
An Empowering True Story

We are most vulnerable to those we love the most. Love is not only blind but it can also blind our defences, leaving us at the mercy of those we hold dearest. Such is the case of the little George, a seven-year-old boy who is taken prisoner by his own father and is forced to survive mental and physical abuse for an entire year until he finally breaks free.

Being a memoir, this is the true story of the author. Now a grownup, he armed himself with courage and tackled his tra...more
Gianna
A very poignant and touching story about a boy kidnapped by his own father, taken to a remote village in Greece near the Bulgarian border where he was subjected to physical and emotional abuse for a year until his mother's family was finally able to track him down and rescue him. Despite the opening of the book, which chronicles the physical and mental anguish that young George endured, the remainder of the book highlights the cultural nuances and complexities of a Greek-American Jewish-Christia...more
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