{"product_id":"finally-free-darwin-manalo-9798180624598","title":"Finally Free: The Woman Who Survived","description":"Finally Free: The Woman Who Survived\u003cbr\u003eA Novel Inspired by True Events\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Darwin Manalo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than three decades, \u003cb\u003eGloria Santos\u003c\/b\u003e lived for everyone except herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced into marriage at just fourteen years old after an unexpected pregnancy, Gloria's childhood ended long before it should have. When that first marriage failed, she believed life was finally giving her a second chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she found herself trapped in another struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarried to Anthony Mendez, a hardworking mechanic with a kind heart, Gloria dreams of building the loving family she never had. Together they raise eleven children, but as the years pass, financial hardship, alcoholism, and domestic abuse slowly transform their home into a place of fear, heartbreak, and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough poverty, hunger, broken promises, and unimaginable challenges, Gloria endures everything for the people she loves most-her children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a devastating diagnosis changes the course of their lives, Gloria finds herself standing at a crossroads she never expected. Faced with grief, forgiveness, and the possibility of a future she never dared imagine, she must finally discover who she is beyond the roles of wife, mother, and survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinally Free: The Woman Who Survived\u003c\/b\u003e is a deeply emotional and inspiring story about resilience, motherhood, faith, forgiveness, and the extraordinary strength of women who refuse to give up despite life's greatest hardships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful novel about surviving abuse, overcoming adversity, and finding the courage to begin again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy emotional family sagas, inspirational women's fiction, and stories of hope, healing, and second chances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause sometimes the greatest act of courage is choosing to live for yourself after spending a lifetime living for everyone else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darwin Manalo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180624598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Darwin Manalo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665706553599,"sku":"9798180624598","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0f56a45-573c-4526-9e9b-110922c2e50e.jpg?v=1792013435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finally-free-darwin-manalo-9798180624598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}