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From Ruins I Rise
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Publisher: Calisha Pillay
Published: Mar 15 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.26 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
FROM RUINS I RISE
A Memoir of Survival, Faith, and the Unbreakable Rise of a Woman Who Refused to Stay Broken
Life did not simply test her - it tried to burn her to ash.
From a childhood shaped by abandonment and silence, to a young adulthood marked by heartbreak, betrayal, and abuse, C. Pillay's journey takes readers through the rawest edges of human endurance. She survived toxic love, homelessness, violence, financial ruin, the weight of single motherhood, workplace injustice, and losses that threatened to collapse her spirit.
But every time life tried to bury her, something deeper rose within her.
From Ruins I Rise is a fiercely honest, soul-baring memoir of a woman who walked through fire - and emerged forged, not destroyed. It is a story of:
- Trauma that tried to silence her
- Faith that refused to let go
- A resilience she never knew she possessed
- A mother's fight to rebuild a life from dust
- A woman's courage to reclaim her identity
- The rise from heartbreak, betrayal, and grief into purpose
- A rebirth fueled by divine timing and unmerited favour
Through every chapter - from European nights spent running from fear, to courtrooms where she fought for justice, to hospital rooms where she faced the deepest grief - this memoir reminds every reader of one truth:
What should have broken you can be the very thing that makes you unstoppable.
This book is for anyone who has:
- loved the wrong person too long
- been overlooked or underestimated
- survived abuse or manipulation
- rebuilt life after failure
- carried responsibilities in silence
- fought battles no one saw
- prayed for a miracle in the dark
- needed proof that rising is possible
With emotional power and spiritual depth, Pillay's story becomes more than a memoir - it becomes a mirror. A reminder that scars can become strength, broken pieces can become testimony, and rising is not a moment...it is a becoming.
If you have ever stood in your own ruins and wondered if you would rise - this book is your answer.
You will rise. And you will rise stronger.
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