{"product_id":"shattered-faith-eric-j-herrholz-9798252262574","title":"Shattered Faith: \"They took his childhood. They couldn't take his soul.\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe was the golden boy... until everything was taken from him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric J. Herrholz grew up on the \u003cb\u003etough streets of Chicago's South Side\u003c\/b\u003e, the only boy among four children in a hardworking family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis father was \u003cb\u003ea respected Teamsters Union truck driver who later rose to the AFL-CIO and owned his own body shop\u003c\/b\u003e-a man everyone respected, a man Eric idolized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis mother, \u003cb\u003eSue Herrholz\u003c\/b\u003e, was the heart of the home-strong, loving, and devoted, much like the classic American mother from another era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric had everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the day his father \u003cb\u003edied in his arms when he was only 13 years old.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat moment shattered his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was a spiral of pain, abandonment, and betrayal that no child should ever experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpelled from school after school...\u003cbr\u003eThrown into behavior disorder programs...\u003cbr\u003eDrifting through five different high schools...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric was labeled a problem kid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one knew the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the anger and violence was a broken boy hiding unimaginable trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trusted neighbor-an attorney named \u003cb\u003eAlan Schroeder\u003c\/b\u003e-used his power and influence to manipulate and exploit him, introducing Eric to cocaine, dangerous parties, and a world far too dark for a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as manipulation quickly turned into something far worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came the ultimate betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eric turned to the one place he believed was safe-the Catholic Church-the priest he trusted most, \u003cb\u003ethe man who baptized him and guided his faith\u003c\/b\u003e, committed the unthinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn that moment, Eric's last refuge collapsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbused.\u003cbr\u003eHomeless.\u003cbr\u003eAddicted.\u003cbr\u003eRejected by the very community that once knew him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric slept wherever he could survive-\u003cbr\u003ein abandoned buildings, \u003cbr\u003ein cars, \u003cbr\u003ein basements, \u003cbr\u003ein empty union offices above laundromats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world labeled him a lost cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Eric never stopped believing in \u003cb\u003eGod, redemption, and the possibility of heaven.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the raw, unfiltered story of a boy who \u003cb\u003ehad everything, lost everything, and somehow kept fighting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about trauma, survival, faith, and the strength it takes to keep going when the entire world turns its back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not just a story of suffering.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story of \u003cb\u003esurvival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd proof that even the most shattered soul can keep looking toward the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric J. Herrholz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252262574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d","brand":"Eric J. Herrholz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801514651903,"sku":"9798252262574","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shattered-faith-eric-j-herrholz-9798252262574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}