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The Rising from the Ashes trilogy is a powerful memoir series by John Gambacorta, tracing a journey through trauma, identity, and healing. Explore the themes, structure, and emotional arc behind the work. The first book in this trilogy, We Will Stone Him, was published January 2026. The journey continues. Two new memoirs, The Beast Inside, and A Life Well Lived, are on the horizon. Reserve your place now and be among the first to step into the next chapters of this story. Thank you for walking this path with me. Your support means more than you know.
The Rising from the Ashes trilogy is a powerful memoir series by John Gambacorta, tracing a journey through trauma, identity, and healing. Explore the themes, structure, and emotional arc behind the work. The first book in this trilogy, We Will Stone Him, was published January 2026. The journey continues. Two new memoirs, The Beast Inside, and A Life Well Lived, are on the horizon. Reserve your place now and be among the first to step into the next chapters of this story. Thank you for walking this path with me. Your support means more than you know.
The continuation of the author's story as he transitioned into adulthood. The Beast Inside will be a raw, haunting memoir that traces the long shadow of childhood abuse into the fragile terrain of young adulthood. With unflinching honesty and poetic restraint, the author will explore how early betrayal by those meant to protect him shaped his identity, relationships, and sense of self.
The continuation of the author's story as he transitioned into adulthood. The Beast Inside will be a raw, haunting memoir that traces the long shadow of childhood abuse into the fragile terrain of young adulthood. With unflinching honesty and poetic restraint, the author will explore how early betrayal by those meant to protect him shaped his identity, relationships, and sense of self.
This is not a story of recovery wrapped in neat resolution, it is a reckoning with the invisible scars that surface in rage, silence, isolation, and the desperate search for meaning. Through vivid scenes and introspective reflection, the book will reveal how trauma mutates over time, becoming a beast that lives within.
Yet beneath the darkness, there is a quiet resilience. The Beast Inside will not just be a chronicle of damage, it will be a testament to survival, to the power of naming what was hidden, and to the possibility of reclaiming one’s voice.
The conclusion of the author's story as he transitioned into his later adult years. A Life Well Lived will be a reflection of the quiet stretch of later adulthood, the author no longer runs from the past, nor is he consumed by it. The wounds that once defined him have softened into scars, and the silence that once suffocated now holds space for reflection. Healing did not arrive as a revelation, but as a slow, deliberate walk toward wholeness.
The conclusion of the author's story as he transitioned into his later adult years. A Life Well Lived will be a reflection of the quiet stretch of later adulthood, the author no longer runs from the past, nor is he consumed by it. The wounds that once defined him have softened into scars, and the silence that once suffocated now holds space for reflection. Healing did not arrive as a revelation, but as a slow, deliberate walk toward wholeness.
He learned to live not in defiance of what was done to him, but in honor of what he chose to become. Relationships deepened, solitude became sacred, and the voice he once buried now speaks with clarity and grace. The beast inside was never vanquished, it was understood, named, and gently laid to rest.
A Life Well Lived will not be a victory lap but a quiet affirmation: that survival can evolve into peace, that dignity can be reclaimed, and that a life shaped by pain can still be beautiful, deliberate, and free.
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