Shattered Compass

Shattered Compass: A Memoir of Loss, Escape, and Renewal How does a young woman cope when she cannot speak the truth? When nineteen-year-old Lenore experiences sexual assault while studying abroad in Italy, her entire world shifts. Survival becomes the focus of her daily life, physical illness grabs control of her body, and no one can free her from her pain. A ghost of herself, she takes the path of denial, believing it's the only way to protect her loved ones and herself from her harsh reality. On her journey toward peace, she assumes the expected roles of mother and wife, but a traumatic diagnosis puts her at a crossroads. She must start living the life she wants or roam her days as a victim in the chaos of fear. Lenore's escape through travel allows her to reconcile the imprisonment she's suffered over the years. However, when another family tragedy strikes, Lenore understands she must finally come to terms with the silence she's kept. But what if one incident that happened decades ago is too destructive, too deep to be excavated? Will she be able to find herself in the rubble? Or will she be lost forever?