AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Molestation is a crime with immeasurable effects on its victims. What happens when molestation begins so young that even the victims don't recognize it? For the main character in author Dian Fields' new novel, Molested Angel: Searching for Love Without Trust (now available through 1stBooks), the sexual abuse she endures warps her views on sexuality, trust and love.
Leona Tillard is molested by her father from an early age. She grows up, not realizing the seriousness of her molestation. She becomes his secret lover. She truly retains the spirit of a child, even when she begins to take an interest in boys at school. Fields takes readers into Leona's mind to witness the confusion she experiences when she finally understands sexuality and realizes that her father has been raping her for many years.
"Molested Angel will take you with a flash of light through the dark abyss of molestation. What you will find there will give you a true understanding that 'molested' is not just a label, but an actual unfolding experience," Fields writes.
Fields writes candidly about the effects of molestation. She describes Leona's view of love, God and trust with her father and her mother, who is mysteriously missing throughout much of the book. A harrowing, shocking look at child abuse, Molested Angel offers readers insight into the spirit of an abused child.
After spending three years in the U.S. Army, Fields moved to Fort Wayne, Ind. There, she wrote a weekly column, "The Best Will Show Themselves," and won the new writer's award from the Urban League. Molested Angel is her first book.
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