Though The Bud Be Bruised

Though The Bud Be Bruised by Jo Wanmer is the true story of a family's grief and anguish while dealing with the sexual abuse of their daughter. The book is heartfelt and well written, and a book that is difficult to put down. The story draws you in and makes you want to continue reading it. Although written about a difficult subject matter, this book is very interesting, inspirational, and does have a happy ending. It deals with the difficult issue of how churches tend to sweep things like this under the rug rather than bringing them to light - and how dangerous that can be. Churches everywhere should take heed to the lessons from this book in how to deal with sexual abuse within the church. I enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it. I received a copy of this book from BookCrash in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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