What happens when the question you carry in silence becomes the story you must finally tell?
In Why Love Me?, Su-San Cannon-Dean shares a deeply honest and reflective memoir of surviving childhood abuse, molestation, and rape—and the lasting impact those experiences had on her identity, faith, and understanding of love.
For years, she learned to navigate life by compartmentalizing pain, striving to become the best version of herself while quietly questioning God’s presence in the midst of her suffering. Outwardly, she moved forward. Inwardly, she wrestled with silence, doubt, and the weight of unspoken questions.
But everything began to shift through motherhood.
The child born from trauma became the very place where she first encountered a love that did not require performance or perfection. Through that experience—and through the unfolding journey of faith, family, and personal growth—she began to discover that God had never abandoned her.
He had stayed.
With honesty and restraint, Why Love Me? is not just a story of pain—it is a story of endurance, healing, and the quiet, powerful truth that love can remain even in the places where life has been broken.
This memoir speaks to anyone who has ever questioned their worth, struggled with faith, or wondered if they could ever truly heal. It is an invitation to reconsider what love looks like, to rediscover identity beyond trauma, and to recognize that even in silence, God is present.