The Smile I Kept was Real: A Memoir of Pain, Struggle, Hope and Healing

The ingredients that go into creating a life are often marred at the outset. Stir those ingredients together, and what is produced is sometimes less than lovely. That was the case for Nicole Birdon. A childhood of molestation, neglect, and pain resulted in an adulthood of rape, domestic violence, and homelessness. But, if there is enough value inside, even the worse starts can result in a triumphant finish.

In Nicole Birdon's story, the losses she suffered from birth were massive and only eclipsed by the ones that followed her into adult life. This story has it all: passion, pain, adoption, redemption, and homelessness. The story is so riveting, the pages practically turn themselves. You will be hooked at every turn as you explore the downs and ups of her journey.

But you will be inspired at the end when you discover how a life destined for disaster was saved from utter destruction.