This is a true story. The names of all people, institutions and places have been changed or removed to protect the innocent, and as well the guilty. . The adventures and episodes in this book cover the partial lives of a few people travelling the curves and crevices on the roads that befall them, both lead characters having roots from dysfunctional beginnings. This story exposes the evil and vindictiveness of family members to one another, their despise, envy and greed, and basically their lack of empathy, or caring for one another. This ends up draining the energy and life force from the victim, and tragically haunting him or her on a daily basis for the rest of their lives. This book is a tribute and memoir to a man and boy who suffered greatly due to his undiagnosed learning disability; during the era when learning disabilities were of an unknown nature, and definitely not understood or recognized. Those individuals, often not supported by their own parents and family, learned to endure and survive alone against all odds. As they struggled through life their difficulties intensified. It caused them to become strong in other ways and areas, but their emotional pain and barriers solidified. This story lays bare some people and some societal groups who stand for, and advocate evilIn the end, we wonder if those responsible for evil, whether due to ignorance or sheer stupidity, understand or realize the harm they have caused. Those responsible must or will face their evil, their greed, their asinine logic, and their general lack of empathy, as they stand before 'their Maker on Judgment Day'. In the end we also question will certain factions of society be able to recognize themselves, evaluate or re-evaluate their structures and past misgivings? | The Evil Island by Rose E O'Donnell, Paperback | Indigo Chapters