My Books and Me

Sara Niles was a former victim of extreme domestic violence as a young woman that led to her being forced to disappear with five small children in 1987, when she was only twenty-nine years old. In 1995, the birth of the book Torn From the Inside Out began the odyssey of The Torn series, the unforgettable literary journey of life.

In accord with the spirit of the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley, Sara Niles became the 'master of her fate and the captain of her soul'; after her escape, Niles spent twelve years obtaining academic secondary and post secondary education and experience in psychology, sociology, behavioral science and domestic violence, mental health and drug addiction dynamics. The goal of Sara Niles was to weave the underlying dynamics of human behavior into the Torn series unobtrusively like a shadow, so that the reading of Torn is as entertaining as it is informative. The artistic beauty of the author's writing is a direct result of accumulated personal, academic and professional experience that makes Sara Niles unique as an author of nonfiction memoirs.

The Torn Trilogy is the culmination of over fifteen years of work refining the pages of a passionate and literary work of art created from the "Pain so great as to tear the soul inside out" (Torn From the Inside Out)

Niles (Pen name for Josephine Thompson) is a former Professional Domestic Violence Trainer & Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse counselor

My Books:
The complete Torn Trilogy is approximately 1200 pages of literary narrative

Literary Narrative Nonfiction: Over fifteen years in the making in order to tell a tale so great, as to tear the soul inside out

The Torn Trilogy contains three complete works, written in a compelling literary narrative style that is unprecedented in the realm of literary narrative nonfiction. Using powerful literary symbolisms and metaphors, well developed characterizations and powerful emotional impact, The Torn series takes the reader on the journey of a lifetime.

Let the Journey Begin… Sara Niles



Sample of first book of The Torn Trilogy:

Excerpt
Chapter One Torn From the Inside Out

“Thunder rattled the window- panes two stories high and lightning split the sky, it was as if the whole world was in turmoil that night. My nerves were keyed up as tight as piano strings and in a sudden moment of stillness and silence it felt as though my heartbeat was amplified ten times over. He was over a hundred pounds greater than I; nearly a foot taller and I knew he could move his muscled body into unbelievable sprints. Rain started falling in torrents, while the storm raged outside. I was not afraid of the storms of nature; it was the storm inside this night that I knew I might not survive”…February 13th, 1987, the night of Sara Niles’ flight with her five small children."
The Torn Trilogy