The Girl Among Thorns goes where few others have dared to venture, sharing both her childhood trauma and the 'dappled sunlight' that kept her alive through it all.  This is a story of hope, faith, and courage that tells the whole truth about the evil and deception of child sexual abuse while focusing on the hope that kept the child alive and eventually set her free.  Chelsey's optimism throughout her ordeal is reflective of the experiences of others whose stories have been heard recently--she never stopped believing that somehow, someday, she would find her way to freedom.