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

Name: Etched in Sand A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
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ISBN: 9780062218834

ISBN-10: 0062218832

ISBN-13: 9780062218834

Edition: 2013

Authors: Regina Calcaterra

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Regina’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, New York State official, and 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,…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Author's Note


Prologue



Bitten Bones



Building Sand Castles



And Then There Were Three



Breaking Pact



Failure to Thrive



Houses of Sand



Keeping Pact



Empty Emancipation



Out of Idaho



Aging Out



The Happy House



A Child at Any Age



Beacons of Light


Epilogue


Acknowlegments