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...In 1994 Humphreys coauthored the autobiography of Ruthie Bolton (a pseudonym), a previously unpublished Charleston woman whose adolescent years were marked by abandonment and abuse. The book, Gal: A True Life, is noted for its straightforward narration of her disturbing childhood and early adulthood and the encouragement of Bolton’s strength to overcome her past.
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