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Victims Make the Best Birdhouses

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Pub Date 2 May 2022 | Archive Date 30 Jun 2022

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An emotion-packed story. A real page turner.

Larry L. Franklin believes he should have know on that summer day in 1950 that this was not normal. But he was the youngest and smallest of the four boys in a place where the unspeakable was normal. In 1992, when Franklin turned fifty, a chance conversation with his mother opened the door to repressed memories of physical and sexual abuse. The worst left him hugging the bathroom stool throughout the night. As his mind began to crumble, a piece here, a piece there, he learned that the trips to the barn were far from normal. Separating fact from fiction was like finding a gmat in the forest.

Franklin's memoir is a blueprint for moving from victim to a survivor; a place where injured souls can flourish when light is allowed to shine. "Victims Make the Best Birdhouses" is an emotion-packed story designed to allow the curious reader to visit a different world.

An emotion-packed story. A real page turner.

Larry L. Franklin believes he should have know on that summer day in 1950 that this was not normal. But he was the youngest and smallest of the four boys...


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“Victims make the best bird houses, “we need Larry Franklin a family man with a long marriage and two daughters who he loves. He barely remembered his own father due to him and his older brother been killed in a car accident when he was seven. So at 50 when his mom makes the offhanded comment that his father didn’t love him and his brother used to beat him and bother him at night Larry’s whole life image was shook and it would take him on a 23 year voyage of discovery. I couldn’t imagine being Mr. Franklin his mom seemed cold and I’m feeling it clearly his dad and brother were disturbed, but that didn’t stop him from being a great father and the best husband he could despite it this is a really interesting if not disturbing story about child abuse and healing. Kudos to Lowry Franklin for continuing to try and coming to a place of peace. I highly recommend this book if you have gone through the same or something similar or just want to be inspired you should really read this book. Although it has some triggers it is worth getting to the end. I received the spot from NetGalleyShelf in the author but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own.

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