Candice Curry grew up with one crazy disfuntional father. This is basically a story of how one woman comes to terms with her screwy childhood and move on with her life. It’s not a depressing book. It actually gives the reader hope. ( )

A beautiful story of forgiveness and grace. The author leads us through her childhood and what it's like to live with lies. Ultimately broken, she finds redemption though the love of Jesus Christ. ( )

A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God

Ms. Curry bravely shares with grace what it was like to grow up with a con man and a convicted criminal.

The author writes with so much heart about her painful childhood and how deep the wounds left by her father had affected her well-being. This is an emotional story of a kid with an unimaginable childhood that kept a brave face and hid her turmoil to herself. She only wanted to be love and accepted. This quick and easy read drew me in from page one, told plainly without bitterness she speaks with respect of her feeling towards her father. Later on in life she seeks redemption and was able to find solace in god and finally peace of heart with a loving husband and children. This is a unique and heartbreaking journey that ends beautifully.

This testimony took courage to write and I admire Ms. Curry for doing so. If God was her path to forgiveness and happiness I am happy it worked….

It is hard to like or dislike memoirs after all they belong to the author. It is the way it is said and Ms. Curry does it with passion.

I received this ARC from the publisher Baker Books via the Early Reviewer Program for an honest and unbiased review ( )

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The author tells her story of growing up with a con man for a father. He could be a lot of fun. Her friends loved her fun dad. He could be charming. But he was not someone you could count on.

She struggles with feeling worthless, wanting his approval and wanting nothing to do with him.
She tells of her struggle to build a life for herself and let go of the past.

I wish she had been more specific about what principals she learned when she accepted Christ and how her family applied them. ( )

A heartwarming and moving story. Candice is the survivor of a dysfunctional childhood spent trying to earn the love of a mentally ill father. But love cannot be earned and the search twiisted her early life. This is the story of how she found her way back into the arms of her loving Father above. ( )