Sam Reviews "Plaid" by Pia Moorland

This will not be a long review.  I had no idea what to expect from this book, and it's handwritten style confused me. But this is such a strong and inspiring story. it was a fast read because of the large print, but that by no means takes away from the impact.  It's a simple, though heartbreaking story, meant to shed light on abuse, not really for entertainment so there wasn't much to necessarily pull out or quote, except for a little piece in the very beginning:

"Do not be fooled by legal terminology that uses terms like indecent or unnatural.  No rapes are decent or natural.  The terms are used to classify rapes.  A cleaner way to explain things.  I think it would be better to label things more clearly for a society in denial.  Things like rape of a six year old, rape of a nine year old.  By using terms under the age of fourteen or sixteen it does not allow the full impact of what occurs in the life of a sexually abused child to enter the lay person's mind."