{"product_id":"the-little-girl-from-merrywood-a-memoir-of-abuse-survival-and-healing-1","title":"The Little Girl from Merrywood: A Memoir of Abuse, Survival and Healing","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe Little Girl from Merrywood i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es a deeply personal memoir about abandonment, institutional childhood, abuse, survival, and the lifelong journey toward healing long before trauma-informed care existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter her mother left when she was just a child, the author and her siblings were separated and placed into the system, including Merrywood, a facility connected to the Summit County Children’s Home in Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind unfamiliar walls and within a system that often overlooked vulnerable children, the author struggled with loneliness, fear, displacement, and the painful feeling of being forgotten. While Merrywood became part of her story of institutional childhood, the abuse she endured occurred outside those walls — carried out by people who should have protected her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough heartbreaking honesty, the author recounts the emotional scars left by childhood trauma, the lasting impact it had on her siblings and family, and the strength it took to survive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Little Girl from Merrywood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not only a story of suffering, but also one of resilience, courage, and reclaiming a voice that was once silenced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she searched for traces of Merrywood and the lives lived within its walls, she began confronting the unsettling feeling that parts of her childhood had been erased from history itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis memoir stands as a testimony for the children whose stories were never documented, whose pain went unseen, and whose lives were too often forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45916290941119,"sku":"31d5150e-a17b-449d-b4ed-fc48d631699c","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/5f6498d9042a8cfe1585c360fcfaf81c.jpg?v=1785089200","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-little-girl-from-merrywood-a-memoir-of-abuse-survival-and-healing-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}