Rachael Keogh

A very difficult, emotionally, book to read, but ultimately extremely compelling. Of course the images on the cover are shocking, and when you learn how those images came about and even more information about them, it becomes even more shocking. A memoir worth a read, for sure.

"Dying to Survive" is a memoir written by former drug addict Rachael. It tells a truly disturbing tale of a girl who grows up rather abandoned and kicked from family member to family member. Instead of using her circumstances to become stronger, Rachael turns to drugs and makes choices that destroy her body and her soul. She attends numerous rehabs only to relapse again, which frustrates not only her family but herself. Only the birth of her son is her salvation.