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Fall in love with this group of strangers all stuck in a mall during a Christmas Eve snowstorm. In the face of crisis, they are forced to confront their own demons, find new friends, and, despite their perceived differences, band together with courage, kindness, and generosity of spirit. This celebration of life and love takes listeners on a journey to finding family in the most unexpected of places and to realizing the serendipitous miracles along the way and the true meaning of the holiday season.

After a decade of caring for crazy and keeping her mother’s mental illness a secret from the outside world, 20-year-old Paolina Milana longs for just one year free from the madness of her home. When she gets the chance to go to an out-of-state school, she takes it, but her family won’t leave her be. Letter after letter arrives, constantly reminding her of the insanity rooted in her family tree. Even worse, the voices in her own head whisper words she’s not sure are normal.

The S Word is the raw and compelling true story of a girl coming of age raised by a mother with a mental illness, and who nearly suffocates in the silence she was taught to value above all else - until she finally finds the strength to break free of the secrets binding her and save herself. The S Word is a book for anyone who may be keeping secrets...for children too little to know they warrant a voice...for teenagers too confused to think they have a choice...for adults too overwhelmed to do what’s right.