Throwaway Nun

Name: Throwaway Nun
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Rosemary Scirocco-Corsale
ISBN: 9781504772730

Author: Rosemary Scirocco-Corsale, Kathleen A. Barreca

Narrator: Rebecca Roberts

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kathleen A. Barreca

Published: 07/05/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Religious Nonfiction, Religion, Christianity, Catholic

Synopsis

This is a true story. It is my story. No one could have possibly created the contents of this book unless the incidents and occurrences were witnessed and lived. I did both. I lived eleven years of hell, and the perpetrators have never admitted to a single fault. To have endured these personal horrors and escaped without apparent mental impairment may well be a miracle in itself.

About Kathleen A. Barreca

Kathleen A. Barreca, MSEd, LPC, is a licensed professional clinical counselor. She was born and raised in Girard, Ohio.

About Rebecca Roberts

Rebecca Roberts found her way to professional audiobook narration later in life. It was after a career in finance that she became inspired to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an actress. Roberts has narrated and produced over seventy audiobooks for indie authors and major publishing houses. She is a native Floridian, proud mother of three, and wife to the man of her dreams.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mollie

I met the niece at Barnes and Noble in Boardman, Ohio. On the nun's deathbed she asked Rosemary, her namesake, to please get her story published. I needed to read this story. The story is compelling. The set up though of four parts made it hard to take a break. It is plodding at times and repetitive.......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Rosemary's story is tragic but the telling of it is brought down by poor spelling and grammar (even in Italian) and so many editorial errors one loses count. Also far fewer !!! are needed. There are 2 problems here: the culture of this order of nuns is deeply corrupt and Rosemary went into the conven......more

Goodreads review by Karha Us

A Must Read for abuse survivors. This book touched my very soul with it's candor and it's reality. Having been raised catholic myself I used many of the coping strategies that the author used to survive. I have great respect for the courage it took to bring these truths about the abuse that has infes......more

Goodreads review by Skye

I am left completely amazed at the bravery it took to write down this story. I am so grateful for the recovery of the author and her resilience. The only reason I placed the stars on the lower end was because of the poor writing. However the writing did not hinder the impact of this memoir.......more