"Surviving a traumatic childhood in foster care was difficult enough for Barbara and her sister Kay, but the loss of her nine other sisters was a loss Barbara would not accept. Her quest to solve the mystery of what befell her family of origin and to locate her nine lost sisters took forty-three years. Once reunited, Barbara invested fifteen years to become the voice for all eleven abandoned and abused sisters by capturing each story. What she discovered about her family history and the plight of her siblings unsettled her soul, yet the unshakable resillience and faith that each sister demostrated in the face of adversity confirmed for Barbara that the wounds of suffering can open space for light to enter and that there is power found in believing in something greater than the self"--Back cover