Synopses & Reviews
Deborah Elizabeth was a little girl who retreated to her hiding places where she found not only safety from abuse, but a place where her imagination took her into her own world of happiness. Her bicycle capers on Tybee Island took her to her favorite hiding places within the sand dunes where she became a Pirate Princess unnoticed within the sea oats, building forts and spying on unsuspecting passersby who strolled the shores. Her nocturnal senses came alive, especially when the moon provided an eerie passageway for her to explore the island without being hindered by authoritative figures.
About the Author
Savannah, Georgia, October 1949-Deborah Elizabeth was born into a world where social classes and a dysfunctional family unfavorably altered her earliest beginnings. Whether she was abandoned or kidnapped (the truth never to be resolved) Deborah Elizabeth migrated in and out of over 30 homes during her childhood. Although her paternal grandparents played a significant role in childhood, she endured emotional and physical abuse from care-givers and a step-mother. As an adult, Deborah Elizabeth has given of her time to Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross and Salvation Army Flood Reliefs, Empty Stocking Fund, Bethesda Home for Boys, Thornwell Home and School for Children, and various youth at risk institutions; she is a recipient of the Lee Burge Community Service Award. She is now living in Smyrna, Georgia and has three grown sons. Hiding Places, A Memoir from the Pirate Princess of Tybee Island is Deborah Elizabeth's inaugural book publication.