Three Little Phrases: A Memoir

An inspiring true story of the tumultuous 9 years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent within the foster care system, and the way she triumphed over painful reminiscences and real-life horrors to in the end discover her personal voice.
“Sunshine, you are my child and I am your solely mom. You will need to thoughts the one taking good care of you, however she’s not your mama.” Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent 9 years of her life in fourteen totally different foster houses, dwelling by these phrases. As her mom spirals uncontrolled, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all of the whereas getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system.
Painful reminiscences of being taken away from her residence rapidly grow to be consumed by real-life horrors, the place Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from faculty to high school, and compelled to endure manipulative, humiliating remedy from a really abusive foster household. On this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the braveness to succeed – and in doing so, discovers the facility of her personal voice.