Etched in Sand : A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

#1 International Bestseller Regina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope. Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, former New York State official, and foster youth activist. Her painful early life, however, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood only to find themselves faced with the challenges of the foster-care system and intermittent homelessness in the shadows of Manhattan and the Hamptons. A true-life rags-to-riches story, Etched in Sand chronicles Regina’s rising above her past, while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together through it all. Beautifully written, with heartbreaking honesty, Etched in Sand is an unforgettable reminder that regardless of social status, the American Dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed. AIn this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets--and how she and her savvy crew of homeless siblings managed to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and abuse. Regina Calcaterra's emotionally powerful memoir reveals how she endured a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness in the shadow of the Hamptons, and how she rose above her past while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together. Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, Etched in Sand is an unforgettable reminder that regardless of social status, the American dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed Calcaterra And Her Siblings Endured A Series Of Foster Homes And Intermittent Homelessness In The Shadow Of The Hamptons. She Managed To Rise Above Her Past While Fighting To Keep Her Brother And Three Sisters Together. An Unforgettable Reminder That, Regardless Of Social Status, The American Dream Is Still Within Reach For Those Who Have The Desire And The Determination To Succeed. Bitten Bones -- Building Sand Castles -- And Then There Were Three -- Breaking Pact -- Failure To Thrive -- Houses Of Sand -- Keeping Pact -- Empty Emancipation -- Out Of Idaho -- Aging Out -- The Happy House -- A Child At Any Age -- Beacons Of Light. Regina Calcaterra. Recounts how the author and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood, caring for one another while enduring a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness - all in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons. A tenacious lawyer, state official, and activist recounts her childhood in foster homes and on the streets with her four siblings, revealing a life of horrible abuse in the shadows between Manhattan and the Hamptons