True Crime: A Memoir by Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell is one of the greatest crime writers in the world right now. Her memoir doesn't disappoint and takes the reader through her incredible life.

I've always been a huge fan of Cornwell's writing and have read all her books. I've followed her career through her writing for decades. I've admired her way of hooking a reader from the very first page until the end, since Postmortem, which was published in 1990.

As a trauma survivor, I can see between the lines of her writing. Her stories often resonate for days after I've completed one of her novels. By re-reading them as an MFA in Creative Writing graduate, I can appreciate her genius writing style.

Cornwell always said that she would never write a memoir, until now. I'm glad that she did because now, for the first time her audience can see her true brilliance as a crime writer.

Everyone has a story to tell about their lives, but Cornwell's story is awe-inspiring of love, of loss and of sheer determination.

Cornwell didn't just write the memoir; she read it for Audible so it's available to listen to. I chose to listen, instead of reading for the first time, and I'm glad I did. Hearing her voice read her own story was incredible.

Cornwell takes her listeners / readers through her early years and childhood as the middle child growing up in a difficult home environment. She has two brothers, Jim and John. The former is older by a few years.

Cornwell's family lived in Miami, Florida, but her mother moved them to Montreat in North Carolina when she was nine years old. Cornwell suffered traumatic events and many adverse experiences during her childhood.

Cornwell's memoir will make you feel heartbroken for the girl that she was, at the same time as cheering for her to find herself in this world. Many young women in her shoes would have given up, but she was determined to make something of herself.

There are only a few people that I know who have that strength to continue, despite being repeatedly being knocked down.

Patricia Cornwell is one of them.

I'm a woman that has suffered child abuse and horrific trauma from the adults around me when I grew up. I can empathize with Cornwell's journey in a way few can, and I admire her greatly for her resilience.

Cornwell succeeded in becoming a world best-selling author repeatedly. Her novels are each a testament to the strength that she proves in her memoir.

This book belongs to everyone's bookshelf, or online library.

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