A woman has candidly lifted the lid on her very turbulent upbringing that saw her complete her first drug deal aged four after her schizophrenic father taught the then preschooler how to wield a knife.

'Between Two Trailers' is part of a growing genre describing in harrowing detail the abuse and neglect of parents caught in a maze of mental illness and religion.

In ‘Between Two Trailers,’ the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is a “companion for anyone who also longs for relief”

A powerfully intimate look into the struggles of American poverty and mental illness.