Karen Marie Dion was used to thinking the worst about herself. Almost everyone else in her life would tell her how worthless she was. She eventually began to believe them.

As a child, Dion's life alternated between joy and sorrow. When she got to spend time with her grandparents and young uncles, she felt like part of a loving family. When she was sent home to her parents, she was subjected to a myriad of abuses stemming from their resentment and strange spiritual beliefs. Even after she had come of age, the love Dion sought in marriage eluded her. Her husband was just like her...