The stone the builder rejected is a book of loss, triumph and empowerment with a great deal of determination to succeed despite the circumstances. Growing up within a dysfunctional family, Carla is torn between wanting to belong but also wanting her freedom. But the journey is treacherous, leading Carla to question her sanity and existence in her relationships with a mother whose rejection she could not understand, and a sister intent on destroying the family. This book chronicles Carla's tumultuous and destructive relationships with the people in her life, but the father who loved her silently and quietly stood by her, never once judging or criticising the things she did to get attention. Taking responsibility was always going to be her downfall, little did she know it would lead to the worse days and worse nights, but ultimately to her salvation. Get ready to cry, laugh and be inspired by Carla's attempts to become who she was, not who she was trying to Be. This is her story, in her own words which at times will be shocking, but she tells it like it was, and makes no apology for the events that would come to shape who she became.