Ostracised

A true story of sibling reconciliation through Facebook, 15 years after being Ostracised by her family, for speaking out to protect her nephew from being abused. Ellen read her first book when she was 36 years old! The book was 'Toxic Parents' by Susan Forward. To enable her to deal with the events of this story and write this book, she needed to face up to her previously concealed semi literacy. This is the true story of Ellen being thrown out of her family for making difficult decisions, involving the Police, to protect her nephew from being subjected to the same horrors that she faced as a child. The story starts with Ellen, astonishingly, finding a picture of herself on her estranged brother's Facebook page and her subsequent journey to reconciliation with him. This stark account of battling against adversity is uplifting and optimistic as despite these challenges in her life, Ellen is now happy and successful.