THE FRUIT YOULL NEVER SEE, Gail Brenner Nastasia
THE FRUIT YOULL NEVER SEE, Gail Brenner Nastasia
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THE FRUIT YOU'LL NEVER SEE
A memoir about overcoming shame.

Author: Gail Brenner Nastasia

Narrator: Gail Brenner Nastasia

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brenner Books

Published: 06/15/2023

Synopsis

Growing up in Gloucester, Massachusetts, a quaint coastal town with a dark underbelly, Gail Brenner Nastasia learned early on that some people mattered and others didn’t. As the child of a heroin-addicted mother and an aunt who brokered deals with men who liked to have sex with young girls, Gail was sure she didn’t matter. As a result of keeping her secrets and those of her family, she developed a cunning and merciless pill addiction.Despite moving away from Gloucester in her early twenties and becoming an attorney, Gail continued to use drugs while carrying the shame of her childhood. It wasn’t until she began to appreciate the value in her criminally-charged clients, those with whom she shared similar struggles, that she finally recognized her own worth. This new understanding gave her the courage to put down the drugs, fully embrace her history, and stop hiding.A candid look at the things we inherit, THE FRUIT YOU’LL NEVER SEE reminds us of the value intrinsic in every human being and the responsibility we all have to each other and ourselves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle Davidson on May 02, 2023

Excellent! Read the book in one sitting. What a life she has had. What a writer and has become. Highly recommended by me!......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on October 12, 2023

I highly enjoyed reading this story that hits so close to home (literally). Would recommend, would read again.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 14, 2025

I have never read a book so fast in my entire life, I could not put it down. This memoir brings you up close and personal with the trials, tribulations and loss of addiction, but it also gives hope to anybody effected in any way by addiction. The author, in spite of every single aspect of life seemi......more

Goodreads review by Fauntel on October 20, 2023

A no holds barred memoir narrated by the author in the audio book version. Gail details her fraught experiences which begin in childhood as a teenage prostitute, her first exposure to drugs, her subsequent addictions, all while striving for a better life for herself. She begins the book sitting in a......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on September 11, 2023

I have known Gail for many years and I was truly stunned to learn about what she has endured on her journey. I recall her telling me one day in court that she was going back to school for writing but, I had no idea that such a beautiful and poignant book would be the result. Although at times it was......more

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