Nine Generations of Gianna

Nine Generations of Gianna is a young adult book with 330 pages. The recommended ages for this book is 18 and older. Gianna is a 16-year-old girl who has experienced trauma in her earlier childhood. While being raised by her grandmother, Gianna has the chance to travel back in time to witness events that happened to her ancestors. This allows Gianna, and her grandmother, to learn family secrets and to explore the effects of generational trauma in their bloodline. They learn some of the reasons why their ancestors behaved the way they did, as well as why they themselves behave the way they currently do. The drama unfolds in unexpected and sometimes violent ways and the reader is taken on an emotional and dramatic journey that will show humanity's capacity to heal.

*Content Warning: This novel explores themes of psychology, mental health, and generational trauma and contains depictions of sexual violence, child abuse, domestic abuse, murder, pedophilia, crude language, and references to addiction. Please read with care.

Loraine Hayes is a licensed psychotherapist who is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She used her training and experience to guide her in the writing of this thrilling fictional novel.