title: Genevieve: Based on a True Story of Pain, Perseverance, and Triumph
author: Mary Laurienti
description: Mary Laurienti lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Pat. They are parents of seven children. Mary spent more than two decades researching and writing this book. Jerry Laurienti lives in Virginia with his wife, Kelly, and their two children. He is Marys youngest child. Jerry is author of the book The US Military and Human Rights Promotion: Lessons from Latin America.
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents are the product of
  the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead,
  business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  Copyright Mirror Lake Press, 2019
  
  
  Cover art and interior format by Lisa Messegee, The Write Designer
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any
  manner whatsoever without express written permission of the author except in
  the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
  
  
  Published in the United States of America
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To my fans who wanted to know how the story of Genevieve and Christian began,
  this prequel is for you.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-ad2f662a33b54eeca55b82dd47b16ee2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](par