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Author, Rozetta Mowery is an Inspiration

to Everyone Who Meets Her

     Did you ever wonder about your parents’, grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ past?  Did you ever wonder about the skeletons that are hanging in your family closet? Rozetta did!  Her father murdered her mother in a place called Tin Can Holler when she was only seven years old and she spent over twelve years of her childhood in abusive foster homes.  Her mother’s horrible death and disfigurement by the hands of her father always haunted her.  Discovering why her father murdered her mother was just the tip of the iceberg.  When a person brutally murders someone they proclaim to love, it makes you question that person’s past and their upbringing.  Rozetta had no knowledge of her father’s background or his family, but her instincts told her there had to be more to the story.  She searched for the truth.   Uncovering the nightmarish details of her family’s past transgressions, traumatized Rozetta and shocked the residents of three counties in southeast Tennessee. 

     Most people would not have done what Rozetta did.  The family secrets would have remained with the ghosts who haunt the ridge where her grandmother disposed of her victims. Tragedy in Tin Can Holler is the story of a back woods family who did unspeakable horrors beginning more than a century before the author was born.  It's also a story of understanding and forgiveness. Rozetta is a woman of special grace and her book shines with the perspective of someone who's triumphed over the most horrifying tragedy imaginable. By writing her story she hopes to rectify the sins of her father, break the family curse and spread her message about the dangers of domestic violence and the horrible aftermath of what happens to the children.

     Today, Rozetta is an advocate speaker against domestic violence, a spokesperson for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and the Holston United Methodist Home for Children.  She assists with fundraisers that support domestic violence programs and shelters for victims of domestic abuse.

Rozetta has two websites:

www.tragedyintincanholler and www.myspace.com/rozettamowery

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