Etched in Sand

A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Ranked #88 in True Stories

Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, New York State official, and 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. less

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