McKean, Stephanie Parker

Because my parents ran a roadside zoo, I've survived being mauled by an African lion, bitten by a poisonous snake and attacked by an insane miniature chimp. Fleeing childhood sexual abuse and two medically unsupervised backwoods abortions by the perpetrator, I lived under a bridge, painting signs in exchange for meals, and washing myself and my clothes in the river-even on the coldest days of winter. What doesn't make you bitter makes you better. You really can't make lemonade without lemons. And thank God, I've made the transition from atheist to Christian. My two favorite Bible verses are: i...