
"This real-life tale, as dramatic as any movie, of Stacey Lannert and her struggle to survive violent sexual assault and the devastating aftermath raises intense issues of crime, culpability and the nature of violence and families. It's a devastating and important subject,...


On July 4 1990 eighteen-year-old Stacey Lannert shot and killed her father who had been sexually and emotionally abusing her since she was eight.

Sentenced to life in prison after shooting her father, who had been sexually abusing her since she was eight, Lannert candidly writes of how she grew determined to live positively, even triumphantly, despite her circumstances, and how she learned to be free while living behind...