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The Breaking: A Child’s Story of Emotional Abuse, Silence, and Survival
The Breaking: A Child’s Story of Emotional Abuse, Silence, and Survival
We Will Stone Him is the first book in the Rising From the Ashes trilogy — a raw, unflinching memoir about surviving childhood emotional abuse in a home where love was conditional, safety was unpredictable, and silence was demanded.
This book does not rely on graphic detail.
Its power comes from truth — the kind survivors recognize instantly.
What This Book Is About
What This Book Is About
Reminiscent of the book A Child Called It, this book, part of the Rising From The Ashes Trilogy, began as the author John Gambacorta's private attempt to understand the parts of his life that never made sense in the moment, the extreme abuse, the fractures, the shadows, the accusations that reshaped everything he thought he knew. What you will find here is not a dramatic retelling, but a quiet excavation. John Gambacorta wrote this memoir to reclaim his voice he lost along the way.
This is the story of a child trying to make sense of a world that never made sense.
A world where:
affection could turn into cruelty without warning
loyalty was demanded but never returned
emotions were weaponized
the rules changed daily
the people meant to protect you became the source of fear
We Will Stone Him explores the invisible forms of abuse — the psychological and emotional wounds that leave no bruises but shape a child’s entire understanding of love, identity, and worth.
It is a book about the quiet violence that happens behind closed doors.
Why I Wrote This Book
Why I Wrote This Book
For decades, I believed my story “was not bad enough” to matter.
That emotional abuse did not count.
That what happened to me was too ordinary to be spoken aloud.
But trauma does not disappear just because it is invisible.
I wrote We Will Stone Him to give language to the experiences so many survivors carry in silence — the ones that shape us long before we understand what trauma is.
This book is not just my story.
It is the story of anyone who grew up walking on eggshells, trying to stay small, trying to stay safe.
Themes Inside the Book
Themes Inside the Book
The Confusion of Childhood Trauma
Children don’t have the language for emotional abuse.
They only know when something feels wrong — and when they are punished for noticing.
The Loyalty of the Wounded Child
Even in abusive homes, children cling to the hope that love will return if they just behave “right.”
The Silence That Protects the Abuser
Secrets become survival.
Truth becomes dangerous.
The Birth of the Inner Critic
The child learns to blame himself for everything — a belief that follows him into adulthood.
Who This Book Is For
Who This Book Is For
This book is for:
survivors of childhood emotional abuse
adults who still feel the echoes of a chaotic home
readers seeking to understand trauma from the inside
therapists, advocates, and supporters
anyone who has ever questioned their own memories or feelings
If you have ever felt unseen, unheard, or unprotected as a child — you will find yourself in these pages.
Purchase We Will Stone Him
Purchase We Will Stone Him
Available in:
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Content Note
Content Note
This memoir deals with childhood emotional abuse and its long‑term impact.
It is honest, but not graphic.
Please take care while reading.
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