About the author/artist:

Born in California, Sonja Bandolik grew up in Missouri, and then took off to travel the world. Her professional life began at a Shoe Shine stand in a Tulsa truck stop with a company she ultimately owned and helped to grow into a multi-service phenomena.  That company went worldwide. During this time she also earned her degree at the University of Central Florida. When Sonja decided to leave the business world she began by modeling for Disney artists before ultimately becoming a teacher. She is certified to teach Language Arts, ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages), and ESE (Exceptional Student Education).  After working with special needs children, the path of becoming a healer became a natural complement to her career and personal journey. She is a Relationship Coach, Reiki Master and Ordained Minister. Sonja has been a writer throughout her life.  She started writing her recently published novel, Twisted Passage, as self-therapy.  After allowing others to read her story, it became evident that the commonalities she shared with others would make her journey story a viable tool to teach and inspire. It also inspired her to create a vehicle for others to share their stories.  Currently, Sonja is continuing her writing, art, and healing path in a remote 40 acre Hollow in the Tennessee wilderness.

Twisted Passage

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An honest and raw story about how one woman gives up, then reclaims, control of her life.  Initially, we see her entrenched in the belief that she has no other choice than to remain captive to the demands of dysfunction.  Ultimately, Solana begins to understand the abuse & learns how to navigate the maze of illusions to find happiness. Told in memoir format, Twisted Passage tackles issues that arise from manipulative behaviors including sex, drugs, violence, & other ways we abuse ourselves & others.  Twisted Passage is nothing less than a roadmap for creating one's own path & identity.

Reviews by readers -

"I have never seen such an open and honest biography of ones life, it is so deep. This book is truly refreshing and revitalizing on many different levels. This book is going to be a blockbuster. I feel such a comraderie with you, as I have had some similar experiences in my life as well. Its just amazing. I think about it all of the time when I'm not reading it. This book is really opening my eyes and my views on life in general. I must say that it is nothing less than magnifcent. It really made me feel, anger, sadness, frustration and ultimately happiness in the end. That is one exceptionally well written and Honest autobiography that I have ever read!" - Lisa Darnell

"I could not put this book down! Twisted Passage is an inspiring story about survival. There are so many parallels in my own life – especially how fast things can fall apart so that there’s no time to do anything but react. The details in this “passage story” are bold and mesmerizing and the end was especially inspiring to me. It showed me that even though life as you know it may disintegrate, that’s not the end of life itself. It’s just a new beginning. I'm going to tell everyone I know about this book." - Melody Forester