My Father's House: A Memoir of Incest and of Healing
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Book Overview
A chilling recollection of a child's experience with incest and an encouraging story of a woman's healing and forgiveness. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060972181
ISBN13:9780060972189
Release Date:May 1989
Publisher:Harpercollins
Length:254 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:8.0" x 0.8" x 5.5"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Very slow read
Published by Susan Mcafee , 10 months ago
This was a very slow read. A lot of the sections drew out to long what didn’t seem to have much significance to the story.
Hard to get into
Published by Samantha , 6 years ago
Maybe I'm too young to understand the lifestyle of the writer, but this book couldn't keep my interest over thr first few chapters.
A Vivid Memoir
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Though I was often saddened or outraged by things happening in this memoir, I was never bored reading it. This tragic tale of a young girl coming of age under dire circumstances is written with the utmost skill and care. Reading this, I was often moved by Sylvia's experiences, but more than anything else, I was moved by her strength. This story is told with honesty and courage, but not with an attitude searching for sympathy. Despite everything, Ms. Fraser admits at the end of her memoir that she loved her father, which can be the most complicated emotion of all. I would unconditionally recommend this book to anyone with an interest in abnormality psychology or any related subject. This is a truly beautifully written memoir.
A beautiful and captivating work of art
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Incest is a complicated topic even for those who have lived it. The author begins her story with the earliest memories that she has and back and forth, back and forth, they begin to unfold as they so often do. Her awareness of her issues, of her family and of the times is uncanny; and her ability to spin them into words is a painful pleasure to read. I learned nothing intellectual I didn't already know -- but I enjoyed sharing the journey with someone who understood so much about what she had been through, and who didn't mind sharing the healing.
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