For fans of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction stories, Sandy Schnakenburg is uncovering rattling and unprecedented revelations in this powerful memoir of love, secrets, and survival. When Lee Metoyer is hired to be the new housekeeper she has no idea she’s about to become the anchor to a family in an abusive patriarch's home, setting a mystery in motion that will take decades to uncover. Then at age seventy-two Metoyer falls ill, and on her deathbed she asks Sandy Schnakenburg to write her life story. The only problem is Schnakenburg doesn’t know the story. Embarking on a quest to honor the woman’s final wishes, Schnakenburg takes an emotional and thrilling journey, unveiling shocking truths not only about her beloved housekeeper but also about her own upbringing.