Whisper of Hope, Cry of Despair

This book is the autobiography of Vicky Bedi. It began, however, as a biography of her mother, who allowed Vicky to write about American society in the mid-to-late twentieth century; the experiences of Slavic, French, and East Indian immigrants in the United States around the turn of the twentieth century; child and spouse abuse perpetrated by women as well as men; the effects of intergenerational abuse; and murder and suicide.

Vicky hopes to educate people about the American poor in the twe...