Stories you won't believe are true!

Have you ever felt that something that happened to you was so bizaare, nobody would ever believe it was true?  These amazing stories are all true, though some feel a bit like a Hollywood movie.

 

Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse

Erika has a face that everyone bares secrets to.  When a lawyer finds himself telling her secrets, he offers her a job as a private detective.  Her first case is working on a college rape case that has national implications, but Erika’s own past history threatens her composure and she wonders if she is strong enough to dive into the case.

 

Under the Same Sky by Joseph Kim

Joseph lived as the son of a general in North Korea until he was 5 years old. When his father is exiled, the family is left penniless to starve on the streets. Abandoned by his parents, Joseph survives in street gangs until he finds a path to a better life under a very unusual meeting.

 

Passport by Sophia Glock

A graphic memoir, Sophia recounts her childhood spent traveling with her family, then finding a letter that divulges her parents are CIA agents.  Suddenly questioning everything she thought she knew, Sophia examines her self-identity and all the lies she swallowed as truths.

Unlikely Warrior: a Jewish Soldier in Hitler’s Army by Georg Rauch

At 19, Georg is drafted into Hitler’s army, despite the fact that he is Jewish and admits it to his recruiting officer.  While his mother hides other Jews in their attic, Georg is sent to the front lines, where his fascination with radios comes in handy.  Undergoing tremendous challenges, Georg manages to survive, recounting the battles and injuries he sustains.

 

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery by Catherine Gildiner

A therapist shares the stories of five clients who overcame incredible odds. A woman who was abandoned with her siblings in the middle of winter, a musician with sexual dysfunction. Five heroes that survived atrocities beyond belief in a gripping read that explores ways to cope with unimaginable horrors.