Jody Petras

This I Know For Sure Jody Petras

Growing up in Los Angeles in the idyllic 1960s, Jody's home life was far from the wholesome ideal portrayed in the hit TV shows of the time. For a while, she enjoyed the trappings of the American ideal, a nice home and intact family. But it wasn't long before addiction, alcoholism, and desperation led to a downward spiral of multiple fathers, multiple moves, and an isolating, sporadic school life. When she graduated from high school, Jody moved in with her mother and her mother's boyfriend, a slick wheeler dealer who had bought a partial interest in a slaughterhouse in Northern California, a world away. Jody married her first husband when she was nineteen. Together, they had three beautiful children, but over time, the relationship frayed. When Jody took a job waitressing, she met a prominent, married man with whom she fell madly in love. They came together briefly; then circumstances separated them for five-and-a-half painful years. Fate, however, had other plans. An inspiring tale of survival and spirit, a passionate love story, and a fascinating chronicle of a vital period in American history, This I Know For Sure offers heartfelt and poignant lessons for everyone making their way through life's challenges.