Excerpt from It Only Hurts When I Can't Run (Parker): First Pain, excerpt 2


People have been asking for --

Gewanda Parker vividly describes 
a tragic childhood, a triumphant emergence onto the adult stage, a promising future

An empowering read for a challenging time, this book is nearly impossible to put down. Many, many favorable reviews, e.g., from MidWest Book Review:

Critique: Impressively candid, exceptionally informative, and ultimately inspiring, "It Only Hurts When I Can't Run: One Girl's Story" is a compelling read from beginning to end. Very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library American Biography collections.

Find more reviews HERE.












The beautiful cover was painted by the late beloved and vaunted Russian illustrator, Zhenya Yanovich.
who has also illustrated other MSI Press books.


Gewanda Parker today is a pastor at a church in Florida. 

And now, here is a short exceprt:

He said, “Sssssssh be quiet, do not say anything, it will not hurt you. Just relax and be calm. It won’t take long. Ooooh, aaaahhhh you are so good. Just stay still, don’t move. I won’t hurt you, I promise. I will not hurt you.”
My tears rolled down one cheek and into my ear. I drew back trying to get away…….

Read more excerpts at Gewanda's blog.

Read more posts by, about, and from this book and Gewanda HERE.

Available on Kindle, MSI Press webstore, Amazon.

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