When The Secret Keepers Are Gone

As a child, Crystal Hawkins kept secrets out of fear of the adults in her life. As a young adult, she kept secrets as a way to cope with her dysfunctional family. After both of her parents died of drug related illnesses, all the traumatic memories she buried came back vividly and voraciously to haunt her. When the Secret Keepers are Goneis a poignant tale of the generational trauma incurred by a family of religious con artists and addicts. It sheds light on things that should never be witnessed, wrenching the heart, yet ultimately healing it. It has the power of captivating any reader enticed by dysfunctional family tales, yet offers a glimpse of hope to survivors of trauma.