
"Call Me Tuesday" by Leigh Byrne delves into the heartbreaking story of a young girl named Tuesday who faces severe abuse and neglect at the hands of her own mother after a tragic event in the family. The plot follows Tuesday's struggles as she endures physical and emotional torment while desperately seeking love and care in a hostile environment. The writing style of the book captures the raw emotions and harrowing experiences of the protagonist, evoking empathy and deep reflection from readers about the realities of child abuse and the resilience of the human spirit.
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The book contains high content warnings due to graphic depictions of child abuse, neglect, and trauma.
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At eight-years-old, Tuesday Storm's childhood is forever lost when tragedy sends her family spiraling out of control into the darkest of dysfunction. Suddenly the loving environment she's come to know becomes an endless nightmare of violent abuse and twisted punishments as she's forced to confront the cruelty lurking inside the mother she idolizes. Based on a true story, Call Me Tuesday recounts, with raw emotion, a young girl's physical and mental torment at the mercy of the monster in her mother's clothes-a monster she doesn't know how to stop loving.
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About the Author:
Leigh Byrne is an American author whose books include two Amazon bestselling memoirs, the brutal "Call Me Tuesday," in which she reveals her experiences as a victim of severe child abuse, and "Call Me Cockroach," which continues her story, explaining how her childhood trauma controlled and crippled most of her adult life and how she struggled daily to overcome the repercussions of her past. Leigh is currently working on a third book, due to be released in 2018.
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