twisted forms of love - by sarah salem
DESCRIPTION
Can you imagine being part of a big dysfunctional family and having absolutely no one to turn to? Can you visualize living for years in a country torn apart by war? The following account is based on a true story. From the time she was a little girl, Hannah could only dream about a better life and a better future-if she could only escape her terrible reality. Born and raised in a country at war, Lebanon, where death, poverty, and a broken, dysfunctional family was the only life she knew, she was an insignificant creature to her father and a working hand to her kind but weak mother. She learned the true meaning of hate but couldn't comprehend the definition of love. She was confused, haunted by dreams that seemed so real, so fresh . . . as if they were part of her memory. When she was a teenager, she met a man with whom she thought she could escape her current horrendous life. Instead, she found herself facing another nightmare . . .TRANSCRIPT
