{"product_id":"mothering-to-mother-ink-kevin-zdrill-9781038338044","title":"Mothering to Mother Ink: A raw memoir of hard truths and second chances","description":"ABUSE IS WHAT SHE WAS ADOPTED INTO. LOVE IS THE MEASSAGE SHE SHARES.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt only six months old, Della Steinke was adopted by a father who desperately wanted her and a mother who adamantly rejected her. Childhood is meant to be a carefree time of life, but Della spent hers desperate to escape her mother's physical blows and hateful words, abuse her adopted brother never had to face. Even Child and Family Services failed to protect her. By the age of sixteen, Della's only focus was escaping her family, even if it meant living out of her car for almost a year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut freedom didn't solve her problems. Especially as a pregnant teenager.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this stirring and honest memoir, Della shares the hard truths of trying to grow and thrive with a background of neglect, cruelty, and sexual abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom her first unplanned pregnancy to rehabilitating her seventeen-year-old after a devastating car accident; from worsening alcoholism to cold-turkey sobriety; and from a desperate drug run to helping ex-gang members leave their dangerous and traumatic pasts behind, Mothering to Mother Ink is Della's inspiring true story of hope, second chances, and ultimate redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Zdrill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1038338042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781038338044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Kevin Zdrill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962085134591,"sku":"9781038338044","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45e7a287-77c6-4360-819e-4af4ccf42bbe.jpg?v=1750649283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mothering-to-mother-ink-kevin-zdrill-9781038338044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}