Book description
Neglected beyond belief, rescued by love...
Dani was so severely neglected by her birth mother that she
grew up knowing only squalor. She never went to school or the doctor,
and rarely glimpsed sunlight. Desperately malnourished, she couldn't
talk and had never been toilet-trained. The social worker who took her
into care had never heard of a case so horrific. The doctors believed
Dani would never recover from such a terrible start in life.
Then she met the Lierows - a unique, blended family who were seeking
to adopt a child. Despite being warned that she was way beyond hope of
a normal life, they were instantly drawn to her and sensed a bright
light behind her pale complexion. When they finally adopted her, they
showered Dani with so much affection and encouragement that she came
to life for the first time. Proving all the experts wrong, Dani would
go on to open up and express herself in a way that no-one could have
expected.
Dani's remarkable and heartwarming story is a testament of the power
of kindness to overcome even the most seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Diane and Bernie Lierow are parents to six children, including Dani,
as well as foster parents. Their story won a Pulitzer Prize for the St.
Petersburg Times and was featured on
Oprah
. They live on a farm in Tennessee with miniature horses, goats,
chickens, and Great Pyrenees dogs. Kay West is a veteran journalist and
the author of three books.
