The tough, brutal, heart-rending story of Alessa, who's uncle violently abuses her from the age of seven as her mother does nothing, despite knowing what goes on. As years pass, the violence and depravity increase and the attacks take place almost daily, she runs away to only to become prey on the streets of Philadelphia before finding three people who change her life forever at a shelter for homeless and abused women.
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