Lazarus's Denial

By Linda S. Hopkins

Lazarus's Denial is a searing journey through the scars of extreme poverty and abuse. It is a story about survival, about reaching out for love, and about enduring. Finally, it is a story about rising above the unforgivable to find healing and peace."...Daddy left me alone again in the truck. It was cold and dark, and shadows coiled around the trees like giant snakes. I thought I saw bad things shifting steadily towards me. Trolls or goblins or something even worse. The wind rocked the truck slightly-but maybe it was really a monster rocking the truck and it would grab me and carry me away to kill me. I knew I was supposed to stay quiet, but the screams came all on their own. Screams that wouldn't stop until I fell into a whimpering half-sleep. Daddy would be back tomorrow or the next day...I knew that he wouldn't be back tonight. I learned to tuck my legs under me to keep from freezing and turn my coat around to breathe warm air into the hood. It was raw survival. But it wasn't life. Every scream defined the way I would come to view myself and the world around me. Every terror plunged me further and further into emotional and mental illness..." "Lazarus's Denial" is my journey back to life. It is where I come to understand that the brightest and most joyful light can shine out of a broken mind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502820501
• ISBN13: 9781502820501
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"