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Regina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and wish.

Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, former NY State official, and foster youth activist. Her painful early life, nevertheless, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and unpleasant childhood and then find themselves confronted with the challenges of the foster-care program and intermittent homelessness in the shadows of Manhattan and the Hamptons.

A true-life rags-to-riches story, Etched in Sand chronicles Regina’s rising above her history, while fighting to keep her sibling and three sisters jointly through everything.

Magnificently written, with heartbreaking honesty, Etched in Sand can be an unforgettable reminder that irrespective of social status, the American Dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and the determination to succeed.