Download or read book From Hidden Pain to Freedom written by Toni S. Dixon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Hidden Pain To Freedom is an emotional depiction of the life of Tia. It is powerful story of survival against all odds. A little girl caught up in a world of physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Tia, full of life and optimism only to have that shattered by the rejection of her mother; the constant emotional and physical abuse of her grandmother and relentless sexual abuse of her uncle. The setting takes place in the inner-city projects of Ohio where she resides with her grandmother because her mom chose the company of men over her children. There, she quickly realizes how cold and cruel the world could really be. Gaining strength from within, she grows up to overcome her pain to new found freedom.