Trudy and I have the privilege of serving on the same trustee board of a local charity. She is thoroughly authentic and a beautiful, dynamic Christian who sees the power of God at work in her own life and in the lives of those she is reaching, particularly those whom society would tend to put on the scrap heap.
But this has not always been the case. In Abused, Addicted, Free Trudy tells her own story in stark detail – her abuse from early childhood, her many years of drug dependency and all that that entailed, especially some of the ways in which she obtained money, and much much more.
This is not an easy read – it is well written, even a page turner, but it does contain some graphic detail which is disturbing. For these reasons I found I both wanted to read it and did not want to read it! Nevertheless, I strongly recommend it, especially to those who may have contact with people in straightened circumstances such as drug dependency, physical or emotional abuse, criminality. Trudy’s book will be an education 
for every reader.
If the book were only about such extreme lifestyles and practices you would end depressed. But the glorious reality is that she met with Jesus in a deeply personal way and her whole life was turned round. But you can read all about that for yourself.
You can buy Trudy’s book here