No Room for Vengeance: In Justice and Healing

No Room for Vengeance: In Justice and Healing by Victoria Ruvolo. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780983627180.

Part memoir, part self-help, and completely inspirational, No Room for Vengeance is the true story of a teenage prank gone wrong, the woman whose life it nearly took, and what can happen when justice and forgiveness step ahead of the need for vengeance. November 2004. A snowy night. Two friends driving home from a family event. Teenagers on a joy ride, out for a night of mischief, and an incident that makes front page news in New York and beyond. The incident causes several lives to converge: Ryan Cushing, the teen who threw a frozen turkey out of the window of a moving car; and Victoria Ruvolo, the woman injured by the teen. Given little chance of survival, the critically injured Victoria not only survived , she now speaks to thousands of teens and community groups on the Power of Forgiveness. What does it take to leave vengeance behind in favor of forgiveness? What happens when we do? This inspirational story of a woman who decided to forgive, will warm your heart and change forever the way you look at vengeance, justice, and healing.