The Truths We Hide: The true story of the author's Great-Grandmother

Loretta "Lottie" Jean is born into hardship. Her family is already struggling when her mother dies, and her father's grief slowly turns into alcoholism. One by one, the family fractures. A sister leaves home in shame. A brother is blinded in a brutal accident. By the time Lottie is sixteen, she is the last child holding what remains of the family together.

Forced into adulthood far too young, Lottie becomes caretaker to her blind brother, Ansel, while quietly fearing she is destined to repea...