“Secrets Are Out Now: How A Girl Overcomes the World” by Crystal Rivers is praised by the US Review of Books because it is a “heartbreaking tale of a woman’s search for identity, which is, at its core, a story of survival”

Crystal Rivers wrote the book, Secrets Are Out Now: How A Girl Overcomes the World. Crystal Rivers was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was adopted by a German family when she was six months old. She grew up in Roseville and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in arts and sciences. Between her nine marriages, she had her children. She resembled a go-go dancer in many ways. She worked in a number of different fields. Her first husband died, leaving her a widow. She was always in the search for love, even if it was in the most unlikely places.

The true story of a woman coming to grips with her life is told in Secrets Are Out Now: How A Girl Overcomes the World. After naming her Crystal, her birth mother gives her up for adoption. She was adopted by a German couple and had all of the material possessions one could desire, but “something was still missing in her life, parental love.” Suzie is the name given to her by the German couple, and she is a gifted artist and intuitive kid, but she is lonely, and her older adoptive parents are emotionally disconnected. She matures into a stunning woman, but her attractiveness attracts unwanted male attention. She is raped when she is sixteen, and she goes on to pursue a career as a dancer, obtaining a small part in the film Porky’s.

The US Review of Books’ Kat Kennedy commended Crystal Rivers’ book, “Secrets Are Out Now: How A Girl Overcomes the World”, saying that “The author tells her story with openness and honesty. Her heartfelt writing reveals her life to have been a rollercoaster of men, marriages, children, and numerous moves.”

Here’s an excerpt from the US Review of Books that highlights:

“This heartbreaking tale of a woman’s search for identity is, at its core, a story of survival. Her candid chronicle of her life depicts one of struggle and disappointment, but, as she states in her book, “I am a survivor.” And so, she is. She attempts to give her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren a good life, putting her family first. Through her trust and devotion to God, she finally pulls her life together, though she continues her search for a good and peaceful life. Readers will be astonished by Crystal’s journey, but most of all by her perseverance. She never gives up on trying to better herself and finding the peace she so desires. This fascinating story of survival stays with readers long after the book is finished.”