Monday, March 11, 2013

My Name is Frankie by Frankie Maio with Tristi Pinkston

And the winner of Gaze into Heaven is
Medeia Sharif


My Name is Frankie
I spent my childhood hiding from my father as much as possible. I learned early on that if I tried to save my mother from a beating, I’d get hit and then my mother would be beaten even more. It was best for both of us if I didn’t get involved. I’d leave the house and go far away, curling up under a tree where I could cry my “alone tears.” Then I’d creep into the house and into bed, grateful to have escaped, but then I’d get beaten in the morning.

It was the alcohol. It was always the alcohol.

Frankie Maio was never expected to amount to much. The oldest son of an alcoholic, it was no surprise when he turned to alcohol as well. Forty-seven years of heavy drinking and drug abuse should have been the end of him ... but Frankie's mother believed in miracles, and that's what Frankie got.

My Name is Frankie is the true story of a hard life, a long road, and the healing hand of a higher power that reached down and changed everything.

17 comments:

  1. Life can be rough, true stories are inspiring.

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  3. Sounds like a good story about a hard topic. Congrats to Medeia!

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  4. I can't handle stories like that. I'm kind of a pansy, but I applaud people who write those books and I think they should be read, I just can't handle them :)

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  5. While this sounds like a triumph story, that small blurb broke my heart.

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  6. Congrats to Medeia indeed, sounds like a great story of triumph

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  7. Sounds like a very inspiring story!

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  8. This sounds like an intense read. Congrats to Medeia.

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  9. Wow, tough stuff. We definitely need stories like this to remind people they can survive more than they think they can. Such a shame anyone has to, though.

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  10. This sounds like a very powerful book. I think it'll be one that definitely makes me cry, but also one I'd really like to read. Thanks for the review.

    Oh! And the new pic is daring! :D

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  11. Oh! Hard topics. Sounds interesting and inspiring. Thanks for the review.

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  12. The woman who used to live across the street was an alcoholic. I felt bad for her husband and kids. I think he had enough and divorced her and moved away with the kids. I think it was the only way he knew how to protect them.

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  13. Sounds like a moving story. Thanks for sharing!

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  14. Wow, sounds intense, but like a worthwhile read.

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  15. Sounds like a powerful read. I'm glad I won. Thank you. :)

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