from dianasilva

Loved Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra. Where to start? Her and her four siblings grow up in a very dysfunctional lifestyle with a very sick, abusive mother. There is a lot of physical abuse and alluded to sexual abuse. Ms. Calcaterra is such an inspiration. Despite having to endure responsibi...

from ReneeRobinson

ETCHED IN SAND - Regina Calcaterra - A riveting and at times, heartbreaking story about a group of 5 sibling who are left to raise themselves. One would not expect these children to be living in the Hamptons, but they are indeed. How did these poor, abandoned children wind up living in the Hampto...

from maggie1961

Wow, what an incredible story! I did not want to put this book down. This is the story of five children. Five children with the same mother, five children all with different fathers. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Cookie was one piece of work, a nasty, neglectful, abusive and hateful egg d...

from SheTreadsSoftly

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island by Regina Calcaterra is the true story of the abuse and neglect the author and her siblings suffered through - at the hands of their mother and in a system that wasn't working as it should. Regina n...

from berthashaver

A gripping account of how Regina and her 3 sisters and 1 brother survived being homeless, beatings, stealing food and clothing and suffered malnutrition. My heart ached for their suffering. The title "Etched in Sand" came from "their countless homes - fragile, temporary sand castles that we were ...