Losing Faith, Gaining Hope

WARNING: This book contains mature content. The recommended minimum age for readers is high school. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Being a teenager is hard enough without problems at home... 16-year-old Hope Camden's life was an unpleasant one from the start. Her father was an abusive alcoholic and her mother left the family when Hope was six. The one good thing, or person, in her life was her older sister, Faith. They went through the ups and downs of life together, and Hope knew she could get through anything as long as Faith was with her. When Faith took her own life, however, Hope thought that hers was over, too. All the terrible threads of her life came together and led her to being hospitalized. In Losing Faith, Gaining Hope, Hope goes on a long and tragic journey of self-discovery and healing. She loses her sister and sight of herself, but through the process she gains hope and once again realizes who she is. There are obstacles along the way, but with the help of mental health professionals and family, she realizes that maybe, while still remembering Faith, she can move on without her after all.