| #3994719 in Books | Outskirts Press | 2012-12-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.02 x.31 x5.98l,.45 | File Name: 1478716029 | 132 pages |
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A story that EVERYONE can connect to...|By Lauren|One of my New Years resolution is to read more books. What a perfect way to start it off by reading Perfectly (In)sane. I ordered the book for my iPad and couldn't put it down once I started. The way Olivia wrote it made it feel like we were having a personal conversation over coffee. It was so honest and personal. As I was rea|About the Author|Born in Albany, New York, Olivia had a colored career as a black belt in karate, a dancer, and a Division I lacrosse player. In 2010, she graduated from SUNY Albany with a B.A. in Psychology and minor in Education, followed by a year at Ithaca
The story that sets me apart begins spring, sophomore year of high school.... This was the year I was violently raped of my virginity by my best friend's older brother in their secluded basement. This memoir documents my nine year silent struggle while I attempted to reconcile this traumatic event and simultaneously seek enlightenment. Solace, and ultimately, salvation, came in the form of two consuming outlets: education and the sport of lacrosse. As a model student-at...
