Knuth, Carol

Carol Knuth grew up in central Illinois farming country. Abandoned by her mother, she lived with her father, a child sexual predator, for many years.

Eventually removed from her father's home, Knuth spent the rest of her childhood in foster care, placed twenty-one times while in the state's care.

As an adult, she lived as a military wife stationed in Oklahoma and Germany. After earning a BS in psychology and a paralegal degree, Knuth spent twenty years in management, human resources, and project management. She then changed careers, becoming a writer and advocate for the victims of abuse...