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  Recently released: the audiobook edition of It Only Hurts When I Can't Run by Gewanda Parker. Book description: It Only Hurts When I Can’t Run is a raw, inspiring memoir of survival, faith, and unbreakable resilience. Abused, abandoned, and passed between foster homes, friends, and relatives, a young girl faces unthinkable trauma—including sexual assault at the hands of those deemed trustworthy. Yet, through every betrayal and heartbreak, she finds strength in motion—physically running, and spiritually running toward hope. Told with courageous honesty, this powerful story traces her transformation from a wounded child into an educator, minister, and entrepreneur. With unwavering trust in God, she not only survives but forgives—and ultimately shares a life-changing message of healing for others walking through pain. For readers of inspirational true stories, abuse survival memoirs, and faith-based journeys of redemption , this book offers both heartbreak and healing in equal m...

A couple of years after the fact, we stumbled across a great book review by The Car's Maw at mypennameonly blog. Very appreciated is the 5-star review and the time taken to write it. I received a copy of this book from a Publisher’s giveaway on  LibraryThing.com  and the following is my honest opinion for the book. Although it’s not directly stated reading this book I got the sense the storyline is actually a poignant fictionalized memoir of the author herself as there too many key points which both Binta, the girl in the story, and the author share. While a purist might say this book needs to be edited to some degree, I feel the writing as is adds to the authenticity of the story being from the girl’s POV. Many other girls in the same position as Binta would have succumb to what the fates had in store for her, however the speck of faith she had in her heart and soul persevered and she survived. And having survived she herself, and like Lazarus rising from the dead,...