Maria John is an American citizen, who was born in Trinidad. She immigrated to the U.S., where she worked exhausting 20-hour days for years, in order to raise her four children by herself in Manhattan. Few Americans would attempt such a feat, but somehow Maria survived and thrived. Yet, that was not the most difficult part of her story. Maria was blessed and yet cursed with a gentle, giving heart, which led her to trust and help many other people along the way. Almost every one of these people exploited and betrayed Maria in ways that are shocking and incomprehensible.

Maria's story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. It proves that virtue truly must be its own reward, for no good deed here goes unpunished.or unexploited. You've never read a story like this one before. Prepare to be shocked and surprised as you enjoy "How I Overcame the 1,000 Betrayals in my Life.".