New Book for Review: Memoir ‘My Heart Stopped Beating’ by Chamed

My Heart Stopped Beating Italian author Chamed will be touring in July, August and September with her survival memoir My Heart Stopped Beating (MindLeaves July 2011).

Fourteen year old Italian girl, Chamed, is a living miracle after fighting illness since birth to live a normal life. Now fourteen years old, she feels a thrill of freedom when she convinces her parents to let her stay home alone while they go on holiday. She soon regrets that decision when she receives a call from her aunt Patrizia that the worst has happened: her parents have died in a car accident.

Things only get worse for Chamed as she mourns the deaths of her parents and suffers under the care of her aunt and uncle. Her aunt repeatedly abuses her and convinces others that she is an evil child. When Chamed’s best friend’s father sexually harasses her, the blame is placed on Chamed. Deeply depressed, she attempts suicide, only to find herself waking up in a mental hospital. Her nightmare is only beginning as she is subjected to electroshock therapy against her will – and worse from the nurses and doctors.

Finally she finds hope again in Dr. Franco, but will he be enough to save her from this living nightmare?

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142 Pages

*Please note this book has been translated from Italian.

If you would like to review My Heart Stopped Beating, email Jaime at jmfictionscribe (at) yahoo.com.au or fill out the form below. Deadline for inquiries end July 25 or until the tour is filled. Thank you!


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