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A review by wheninapril
Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood
5.0
“….and the rest is rust and stardust”
Rust & Stardust is a heart breaking true story of a real life Lolita. I got this copy from NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press in exchange of an honest review.
Every parents’ worst nightmare is losing his/her baby. And knowing she is being damaged beyond repair physically and mentally while you failed to protect her? I think it’s beyond our imagination what that parent goes through..
This story is a story of a real life “Lolita“, Sally. Sally was taken away from her mother when she was just a 11 year old little girl. It’s a story of a lost girl, forced into her womanhood in the worse way possible. It’s a story of a mother who failed her little girl over and over again. It’s a story of a brother-in-law who fought for her sister-in-law when no one else did, not even her own sister!!
I was so hesitant starting this book, due to the fact that its a real life story of a little kid being raped, repeatedly. Pedophilia always triggers some memories that I prefer to be left alone. Still I wanted to know what actually happened to Sally, I wanted to know her story, so I picked it up..
The book is narrated from different POV’s. You get to know about the thoughts of her, her mother, her sister, people she came across during those horrifying days. You get to learn their hopes.. and fears.. Desperations.. and frustrations. I wanted to hug that child tight every time she blamed herself, I wanted stroke her hair and tell her its not her fault that the world is a cruel place. I wanted to shake Ella, I wanted to argue with her, I wanted to force her to fight a little more, for her little girl!! I wanted to shout at everyone who was around Sally those years to make them really SEE!! It anguished me to see that so many people turned a blind eye while this little girls face practically screamed, save me!! The only one who really fought for her was AL and RUTH. And I really adored them both!
I hoped for a happy ending for that child’s sake, but I knew life ain’t a fairy tale. I cried for an hour after finishing the book.
Beautiful narration, heart breaking story…
Rust & Stardust is a heart breaking true story of a real life Lolita. I got this copy from NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press in exchange of an honest review.
Every parents’ worst nightmare is losing his/her baby. And knowing she is being damaged beyond repair physically and mentally while you failed to protect her? I think it’s beyond our imagination what that parent goes through..
This story is a story of a real life “Lolita“, Sally. Sally was taken away from her mother when she was just a 11 year old little girl. It’s a story of a lost girl, forced into her womanhood in the worse way possible. It’s a story of a mother who failed her little girl over and over again. It’s a story of a brother-in-law who fought for her sister-in-law when no one else did, not even her own sister!!
I was so hesitant starting this book, due to the fact that its a real life story of a little kid being raped, repeatedly. Pedophilia always triggers some memories that I prefer to be left alone. Still I wanted to know what actually happened to Sally, I wanted to know her story, so I picked it up..
The book is narrated from different POV’s. You get to know about the thoughts of her, her mother, her sister, people she came across during those horrifying days. You get to learn their hopes.. and fears.. Desperations.. and frustrations. I wanted to hug that child tight every time she blamed herself, I wanted stroke her hair and tell her its not her fault that the world is a cruel place. I wanted to shake Ella, I wanted to argue with her, I wanted to force her to fight a little more, for her little girl!! I wanted to shout at everyone who was around Sally those years to make them really SEE!! It anguished me to see that so many people turned a blind eye while this little girls face practically screamed, save me!! The only one who really fought for her was AL and RUTH. And I really adored them both!
I hoped for a happy ending for that child’s sake, but I knew life ain’t a fairy tale. I cried for an hour after finishing the book.
Beautiful narration, heart breaking story…