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"Invisible Scars, Visible Strength"
By Karabo Rangwetsi

A powerful memoir and guide designed to provide hope for those navigating the journey of healing. The author, Karabo Rangwetsi shares her experience about a lifetime marked by trauma, abuse and near-death experiences. She pencils how faith, courage and perseverance transformed those scars into strength.

In this moving account, Karabo shares a journey that began with multiple childhood and early adulthood traumas, including sexual assault, physical abuse, emotional suffering and being assaulted and left for dead. Yet, instead of focusing on the pain, the memoir turns its gaze towards healing, demonstrating that it is possible to rise above the darkest chapters of life.

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"Thank you for immense inspiration you provided with "Invisible Scars". I'm a final year medical student at Wits I'm 25 yrs. Your testimony gave me a light beacon. I carried the heavy weight of my survival including the devastating loss of parents, sexual assualts, navigating depression, and many more. You helped me realise that my deepest vulnerability can coexist with my professional identity as a future doctor. Thank you for changing my life."

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"Dear Karabo Rangwetsi, I have just started reading your book and cannot continue. Please assure me that mmamogolo Mantsho got what she deserved at the end, including Amon and crew. Tjeerrr! I can't read further."

B.A Lubisi

"I've been reading your book and WOW... I dont even know how to put it into words how it makes me feel. I'm so sorry that you went through so much pain, so many battles, and carry things that no none should ever have ahd to carry. Every page reminds me that your story isnt just one of pain, but one of strength, resillience and courage. The more I read, the more respect I have for you. I look at the woman you are today and I honestly don't know how you did it after everything life threw at you. You still chose to love, to care for others, to sacrifice for your family, and to be a source of strength for the people around you. That takes a kind of strength that not many people have. I want you to know that I admire you deeply. I am proud of you. I respect you. Thank you for being the strong woman that you are. Your story has touched my heart more than you'll ever know, and it reminds me everyday of the kind of strength I hope to carry within myself. I love you so much, nkgono Karabo, and I will always be proud to call you mine."

Nona

"It's 22:41 on my wristwatch, and I find myself turning back to read the note scribbled on the title page of this book. I smile, and suddenly my entire body is wrapped in warmth as I recall that I actually know this person. Perhaps not on a social level, but just enough to know that she's a lovely woman who warms up quickly to conversation . Those words suddenly mean so much more, and so the reading starts... As I read through the pages, I catch myself gasping in disbelief. I shriek at the striking resemblance of her life story to "ours". I say "ours" because my own personal story isn't mine alone. I share it with my siblings, who have not yet found their voice to stand up and speak about their truth. As the pages keep turning, I quietly curl up in the corner of my couch and tug the soft fleece I'm covered in under my now cold body. Literally, I start shivering. My mind, though... my mind quickly goes to pull at the tools I got from therapy. I read this book with my mind gently tracing over my own trauma - tracing so gently as to remind me that I know this story too well, but also enough not to trigger me into a state. I suddenly realise that a moment in life can rip through decades of life. I suddenly remember my own life. My own story. My own pain. Absolutely everything. Then I'm quickly brought back to your own story when I remember just how lovely you are... how, despite being violently struck by life, you somehow still wear a smile and pull others in a warm embrace. And I suddenly realise that the pain may have happened, but you rose above what was meant to bury you. What a story... Oh, and I'm only on page 11 as I'm typing this. "

Seipati

"Oooh my breath😮‍💨😮‍💨🥺🥺. I cried. I praised! I smiled. All in one go. What a marvelous God we serve! Oooh Mme Karabo God loves you. And he loves us, because your book brings so much comfort. Not that what happened to you was right but to know that someone survived and standing firm makes all the difference ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. The world needs to hear your story, so many children are going through what you went through right now. I'm really enjoying every single minute of holding your baby, I won't be putting her down until I'm done.✨❤️🙏🏾"

Zikhona

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