"Journey from Darkness" is a roller-coaster ride of emotions from the depth of insanity to the heights of recovery.

It is divided into three sections: Midnight of the Soul, containing poems of extreme distress and darkness; "Journey from Darkness, " which covers various aspects of the recovery process and the first glimpses of an end to the mental suffering of the abuse survivor; and Sunrise at Last, where the poems take on a message of hope and inspiration.

This autobiographical account of one person's journey has a near-universal appeal to anyone on a journey of recovery from abue or...