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A profound story of a woman piecing her life back together after abuse, finding redemption through an unexpected connection and the transformative power of love and faith. A childhood shattered in a moment. A life spent in the shadows of that day.Amelia's world fractures at age nine, in the backseat of a stranger's car. The trauma casts a long, dark shadow over everything that follows-broken friendships, a stifled education, a desperate struggle with identity and self-destruction through alcohol and isolation. Feeling like a ghost in her own life, she masks her pain, first as a woman trying to disappear, then as a student, a teacher, each path ending in failure and deepening debt.Haunted by her past and the perpetrators who were never held accountable, Amelia feels forever broken, a "third-class citizen" in a world that moves on without her. Her search for healing through studies, support groups, and even faith seems to lead only to dead ends. Will the scars of her past forever dictate her future?Then, a chance encounter on a hiking trail brings Erik into her life-a widowed pastor with his own grief, who sees not the damage, but the person within. Through his patience, understanding, and shared faith in a God of redemption, Amelia begins a tentative journey toward trust, love, and the possibility of wholeness.Entrance to Paradise is a raw and poignant novel about the devastating impact of trauma, the long and arduous road to recovery, and the transformative power of love, faith, and finally confronting the demons of the past. It's a story that asks: Can a soul, shattered in childhood, ever be pieced back together? Kathrin Stiegler, PhD, was born in Altmühltal, Bavaria, in 1983 and studied religious studies, language, literature and culture, European ethnology, history, and art history. The social scientist worked in the public sector for several years, including in scientific editing.
