Show And Tell

As a young girl on the idyllic Milky Way Farm, author Karen Vanderlaan initially believes life is full of magic, wonder and horses. All too quickly, however, her innocence is lost when her mother gets involved with an abusive, manipulative woman named Bunny. Bunny subjects Karen and her young siblings to unspeakable crueltiesaall in the name of God. Karenas spirit is deeply scarred by Bunnyas inhumanity, but the adversity serves to solidify in Karen an inner strength and calmness that carry her through even greater challenges later in life. Karenas story is at once uplifting and heart-wrenching. It reveals the best and worst of human nature in a riveting, true-life tale of the authoras journey to change life for herself, her siblings, her children and her beloved horses.