A Journey To Hell and Back is a gripping saga of a young woman's journey from adolescence to adulthood at an accelerated pace. This book is an exploration of a troubled teen's journey into the underworld to emerge as an independent, confident, and self-assured woman. Pitfalls, tragedy, and trials that lure a young honor student into the mean streets of Atlanta and finally, New York mark the story. Her journey to hell led her through a fiery furnace that burned 70 % of her body with 2nd and 3rd degree burns, and an over three months hospital stay where God provided personal consolation and healing. After God miraculously saved her from a life in the streets heaped with sin, her zeal for God resulted in her making additional mistakes, including renewing the abusive relationship that had almost cost her life. The story is a modern day version of Dante's Inferno. Each layer of Hell corresponds with a new low in the protagonist's life. Finally, from within the very bowels of Hell, she cries out to the Lord for salvation. This spiritual epiphany becomes a turning point in her life, thrusting her forward from Hell. The tremendous suffering and miraculous ending of this book will offer hope and comfort for anyone suffering from loneliness, heartache, or disappointment. It provides a realistic and human perspective on many social topics such as teenage rebellion and pregnancy, domestic violence, divorce, AIDS, substance abuse, prostitution, and the legal system. It is a necessity for anyone who has been a part or will work with any of these populations.

本作は、魂の深淵から這い上がる再生を綴った現代版「神曲」です。優秀な学生が暗黒街へ堕ち、肉体の七割を焼かれる極限の苦難。それは単なる悲劇ではなく、偽りの自分を焼き払い、真の自立を掴むための過酷な通過儀礼として描かれています。地獄の階層と人生の凋落が重なり合う構成が、物語に圧倒的な文学的強度を与えています。 暴力の連鎖に抗う「祈り」の力は、孤独を抱えるすべての人への福音です。リアリズムに徹した筆致が、暗闇を抜けた者にしか語り得ない希望の温度を、私たちの心に鮮烈に刻み込みます。