Newly Released On Amazon: The Rising From The Ashes Trilogy

We Will Stone Him

Book One of the Rising From The Ashes Trauma Memoir Trilogy

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, physical, and sexual abuse in a home where love was conditional, safety was unpredictable, and silence was a necessity .

This book does not rely on graphic detail.
Its power comes from truth, the kind survivors recognize instantly.

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.

⭐ BREAKING NEWS: We Will Stone Him Hits #1 Best Seller in Amazon Category!

For one unforgettable week, We Will Stone Him: Rising From The Ashes – Book One ignited Amazon and climbed all the way to the #1 Best Seller position in the Abuse Category, marking a milestone moment not just for the book, but for every survivor whose voice fuels this story.

This achievement was not a fluke. It was a surge.

A movement.

A collective rising.

Readers across the country propelled the memoir to the top of the charts, where it held its place for seven straight days, earning the coveted #1 Best Seller ribbon and cementing its impact in the marketplace.

Why this matters

This is not just a ranking.

It is proof that readers are hungry for authenticity, resilience, and the raw honesty that defines this trilogy.

A milestone worth celebrating

#1 Best Seller in an Amazon category
A full week at the top
A growing community of readers, survivors, and supporters
A powerful launchpad for Books Two and Three

This moment marks the beginning of something larger, a rising movement of truth‑telling, healing, and reclamation. And this is only the beginning.

The ashes are shifting.

The story is spreading.

And this is only the beginning.

Why I Wrote This Book

For decades, I believed my story “was not bad enough” to matter.
That my 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.

About the Author

Themes Inside the Book

The Confusion of Childhood Trauma

Children do not have the language for emotional, physical, or sexual 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

This book is for:

survivors of childhood physcal, emotional, and or sexual 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.

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Content Note

This memoir deals with childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and its long‑term impact.
It is honest, but not graphic.
Please take care while reading.

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