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Etched in Sand

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

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Etched in Sand

By: Regina Calcaterra
Narrated by: Regina Calcaterra
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#1 International Bestseller

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, former New York State official, and foster youth 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, Etched in Sand is an unforgettable reminder that regardless of social status, the American Dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed.

 Abuse Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Homelessness Heartfelt Fostering

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...I will never find the answer to the question I have had for many years as I listen to survival stories. As a person who had a much more stable childhood household...though emotionally damaged and later diagnosed neurodiverse...what it is these children, whose stories I listen to, have embedded within that not only allows for a healthy survival but enables them to grab on and succeed to such heighths and understandings with so many missing ingredients and hellish abuses and let-downs by so many....
It blows my mind and brings a bit of shame for not achieving more of what I was capable if and a deep, humble appreciation for what did not happen to me.....life truly is a mysterious thing!

...just as engrossing the 2nd listening

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