This inspiring memoir is the story of Isabel Ruiz, who was born in Colombia to a large family and was given away as a child for reasons she did not know. After running away, she was kidnapped by two women who promised to take care of her, with beautiful clothes and plentiful food. Instead, she endured the horrific abuse of daily beatings and hard labor. She was sent to live with another family, where she was raped many times. After years of suffering abuse and working at difficult jobs, and through a remarkable series of events, she was offered the opportunity to receive an education to...