"If you see something odd, say something to someone." The summer of 1945...the Kansas City Star newspaper would have read like this: "The Division of Family Services reports...A young female child whose identity remains anonymous. She was rescued from her grandparent's house. The mother and father are also being investigated by the authorities. The grandparents volunteered to watch the new baby girl. Her mother was a beauty operator down the street." "Diane" knew the daily drill. Each morning, her grandparents greeted ...
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"If you see something odd, say something to someone." The summer of 1945...the Kansas City Star newspaper would have read like this: "The Division of Family Services reports...A young female child whose identity remains anonymous. She was rescued from her grandparent's house. The mother and father are also being investigated by the authorities. The grandparents volunteered to watch the new baby girl. Her mother was a beauty operator down the street." "Diane" knew the daily drill. Each morning, her grandparents greeted her eagerly with evil warm smiles. The trap was set--the lower cabinet file drawer, which was at her eye level. She pulled the drawer out slowly and struggled to lift the heavy box out onto the floor. She sat cross-legged, enticed by the shiny eye-catching trinkets. She had not eaten breakfast. Her thoughts of the yummy chocolate-covered cherries would be good for her tummy. The best of all was a warm wiggly reddish-brown puppy. This experience lasted day after day, week after week, and year after year. We ask ourselves how could this happen? Why? It's called insanity, which can't be explained. The Lord brought a loving family into her young life. God's creation along with her love for horses healed her childhood wounds and continues to heal her adult scars.
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Diane Youngâ��s Wilderness Woman: A Triumphant Spirit is a raw and deeply personal memoir that traces her journey from a childhood filled with abuse and neglect to a life of resilience, healing, and faith. Young pulls no punches in recounting the horrors of her past, offering a searingly honest depiction of what it means to survive trauma. Yet, this isnâ��t just a tale of sufferingâ�"itâ��s about hope, perseverance, and, ultimately, breaking the cycle of abuse to create a brighter future.
What stands out most about this book is Young�s ability to bring her memories to life with striking clarity. The opening chapters are almost too painful to read at times. The scene where she is locked in a bathroom with baby chicks while her caregivers abandon her for hours is particularly gut-wrenching. These moments are not just shocking; they are viscerally felt, forcing the reader to sit with the weight of her experience.
Despite the darkness, Youngââ?¬â?¢s love for nature emerges as a powerful motif. Her connection to the outdoorsââ?¬"whether itââ?¬â?¢s the comfort of fresh air, the steady presence of horses, or the escape she finds in the simple beauty of wildlifeââ?¬"acts as a lifeline. The chapter ââ?¬Å"Horses and Healingââ?¬Â? is especially poignant. When she describes the sensation of sitting atop Ribbon, a strong black horse, for the first time, thereââ?¬â?¢s a sense of liberation that leaps off the page. Itââ?¬â?¢s one of the few times in the book where Young describes feeling powerful and at peace, and itââ?¬â?¢s a testament to the way nature can provide solace in the midst of chaos.
The writing itself is straightforward, almost unfiltered, which makes it feel like youâ��re sitting across from Young, listening to her tell her story firsthand. This rawness is both a strength and a challenge. At times, the bluntness of the prose makes the horror of her experiences even more stark. There are moments where I wished for more breathing roomâ�"more reflection between the heavy blows of traumaâ�"but perhaps thatâ��s part of the point. Life doesnâ��t always give us space to process pain before throwing more our way.
Wilderness Woman: A Triumphant Spirit is a story of survival in its purest form. It is not a polished, neatly packaged tale with a perfect resolutionâ�"because real healing doesnâ��t work that way. Instead, itâ��s a testament to strength, faith, and the ability to carve out a new path despite a painful past. I would recommend this book to anyone who has endured trauma, those who work with survivors, and readers who appreciate memoirs that tell the truth, no matter how difficult.
