Behind the Pages: Shannon Luders Manuel Reveals the Untold Inspirations Behind The One Who Loves You
What was kind of a shock for her was learning how unhappy I was during my high school years with her and my stepdad. She knew I was unhappy, but she didn’t know just how unhappy. Reading that I felt like she hadn’t protected me from my stepdad’s emotional abuse was difficult for her at first, but she eventually recognized that she had neglected me and had neglected herself and she told me she was sorry. So, we worked through it, and it ended up being a positive thing which wouldn’t have come about had I not written the book.