Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra
Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra
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Etched in Sand
A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Bestseller

Author: Regina Calcaterra

Narrator: Regina Calcaterra

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/05/2013


Synopsis

#1 International BestsellerRegina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope.
 
Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, former New York State official, and foster youth activist. Her painful early life, however, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood only to find themselves faced with the challenges of the foster-care system and intermittent homelessness in the shadows of Manhattan and the Hamptons.
 
A true-life rags-to-riches story, Etched in Sand chronicles Regina’s rising above her past, while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together through it all.
 
Beautifully written, with heartbreaking honesty, Etched in Sand is an unforgettable reminder that regardless of social status, the American Dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed.

About Regina Calcaterra

Regina Calcaterra, Esq. is the bestselling author of Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island, which has been integrated into academic curriculums nationwide. She is a partner at Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz and is a passionate advocate for children in foster care.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara on August 27, 2013

I don't know where to start this review other than to say this isn't a book for the faint of heart. As a parent myself, there were parts of this book that were really hard for me to digest because I don't know how a person could care so little for their child, let alone five children. I really strug......more

Goodreads review by Clif on February 02, 2017

Reading this book is made tolerable only by the fact that the reader is informed in the Prologue that it has a happy ending—an example of survival beyond expectations from a horrendous childhood family environment. It makes a wonderful story when children from this sort of background are able to thr......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on January 26, 2015

Etched in Sand .... This book put me through the wringer, and I was just the reader. Regina Calcaterra shares with us the brutal, torcherous, and horrendous abuse she and her 4 siblings endured at the hand of the mother Cookie Calcaterra. I am not sure I have felt such intense hatred for a charachte......more

Goodreads review by Raymond on August 16, 2024

This inspirational book about the lives of a family of foster siblings was a very good read. It’s a great feeling to read about someone who against tremendous odds ends up succeeding & thriving in her personal & professional life. This novel’s story also kind of hit close to home because of its sett......more

Goodreads review by Terry on August 07, 2013

Etched In Sand arrived yesterday- I was up into the wee hours of the morning to finish this beautifully written, compelling memoir. Regina Calcaterra, who is now a highly successful public advocate lawyer involved in NYS Government, courageously shares the painful, desperate world of her impoverishe......more