Why me?' I cry out with every ounce of my soul. My head starts to pound, and it seems as though my heart is going to come out of my chest.These are the thoughts of Latrice Lynch after she is abused by both her mother and stepfather. On her thirteenth birthday, instead of receiving gifts, one is taken away—her virginity—by her own stepfather. The assaults continue until Latrice decides she just can't take any more. She reveals the terrible secret to her mother, who breaks Latrice's heart and supports her husband. She then gives Latrice a terrible beating for uttering what she feels are vicious fabrications.With nowhere else to turn and no one else to save her, Latrice decides she has to save herself. She musters up the strength to flee the cruelness within her home, only to find that her struggles are far from over. She learns that she is pregnant with her stepfather's child, leaving her utterly devastated. Although her adoptive family—Latrice's nurse and her mother and daughter—supports her throughout the childbearing process, her unsolicited pregnancy brings back painful memories and nightmares. With so much confusion, she turns to God for answers. Will she ever find the justice she so truly deserves?Sending a message of faith and belief in God, My Mother's Sin reaches out to readers' hearts, young and old, from beginning to end in this heartrending, yet inspiring novel.
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