Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back

This book makes you cry, angry, happy, sad...I couldn't stop reading

Sad beginning, a teen with addictions and childhood traumas, a Mother going through her turmoil and heartache, a unforeseen decision by Mother to save her child, a great ending and story of the tragedy of trauma and addiction, but the magic of never giving up and the true love that can move mountains 10/10

In a world that obsesses over teen-age addiction and which paints the Britneys, Lindsays, Amys and Olsens as glamorous beauty queens with tragic yet excusable addictions, it is both heart breaking and heart warming to read about an honest-to-goodness real girl who overcomes both a difficult childhood and substance abuse and obtains love and stability on her own terms. Mia is relatable; her writing is accessable to youngsters who are tired of preachy "don't do what I did" stories. Instead, she inspires "problem teens" to go through their own transformative journey, no matter how many years or how many continents the journey may take. The reader is left knowing that Mia will obtain great things, because Mia will now allow herself to.

This is the horrific story you hear about - young girl, seemingly on the right track with caring parents, suddenly displays amazingly self-destructive tendencies. The difference is that this story is told by both mother and daughter in clear sections that also flow well. Both mother and daughter write their tales well, and you can see the growth happen through the story. The catharsis is not sudden; the recovery is not fast. It is hard work to achieve the well-deserved forward momentum they have at the end of the book. There is also a small amount of revenge - not nearly enough, but just a little to make you almost smile. It's a terrible tale that deserves to be told. It is told well. I wish the best to both authors of this book. (*)>

I loved this book. I bought it for all my friends and co-workers who have children or work within the realm of psychology or social work with children. I recommend this to anyonw who has a child who has been sexually abused, a single parent raising a child, or anyone who really wants to know the deep truth of how what we do as parents,and what we say to our children can truely leave a mark forever within them.