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by Irene Strayhorn (Author)
Irene, from birth, finds herself in precarious situations through her growing-up and adult years, never knowing what was going to happen to her next. Being let out into the world after being sheltered from the world her entire life by her immigrant parents, she gets into much trouble, unbeknownst to her why these things happen, and finds herself in dangerous situations.
Her grandparents, who raised her, were very strict and adhered to old ways of raising children and dealing with people in general. Her rebellious mother, who is always escaping and running away from them, and men brings Irene into the same path of no escape. Danger looms around every corner throughout her life.
Irene takes you on her perilous journey through her life, looking for a way out of the maze she was placed in. Along the way, she finds adventure in another country with her alcoholic military, farm-boy husband; trials and tribulation with a deceiving, abusive husband; deception from employers, coworkers, friends, church ministers, physicians, and police; sexual abuses; and wanderings around the United States, trying to find peace, until one day, she has an awakening and is saved through God's grace and mercy.
She brings you through her deliverance from the skeletons in the closet of her past to experience the newfound freedom, peace, and renewal of life. Who is this person who embodies the lie?
