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A Child Called "It" Dave Pelzer, Orion Fiction; ISBN: 0752832220 amazon.co.uk review: David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care but not to David, her son, whom she referred to as "an It". This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved, stabbed, smashed face-first into mirrors, forced to eat the contents of his sibling's diapers and a spoonful of ammonia, and burned over a gas stove by a maniacal, alcoholic mom. Sometimes she claimed he had violated some rule--no walking on the grass at school--but mostly it was pure sadism. Inexplicably, his father didn't protect him; only an alert schoolteacher saved David. One wants to learn more about his ordeal and its aftermath, and now he's written a sequel,The Lost Boy, detailing his life in the foster-care system.
Available from Amazon UK The Lost Boy Dave Pelzer, Orion Fiction;ISBN: 0752838709 Synopsis: The Lost Boy is the harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family to love. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called 'It'. The Lost Boy is Pelzer's story - a moving sequel and inspirational read for all.
Available from Amazon UK A Man Named Dave Dave Pelzer, Orion Fiction;ISBN: 0752844083 Synopsis: "A Man Named Dave" is the conclusion to Dave Pelzer's trilogy of memoirs, the first two volumes of which were "A Child Called 'It'" and "The Lost Boy". From childhood, Dave was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games with her son's life; games his father chose to ignore and which the outside world knew nothing about. With extraordinary generosity of spirit, Dave takes us on his journey confronting his past. In a dramatic reunion he confronts his father and ultimately the mother who so brutally abused him. Finally Dave finds the courage to break the chains of the past and learn to love, trust and live for the future.
Available from Amazon UK Nanin Tony Thornton, The Book Guild Ltd; ISBN: 1857765230 Synopsis: Nanin by Tony Thornton is the powerfully moving story of one man's devastating experience of sexual abuse as a small child. Without being sensationalist, it pulls no punches, this is a story that has to be told and one that took tremendous courage to write.
Available from Amazon UK Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and About Adults Abused As Children Eliana Gil, Dell Publishing Company; ISBN: 0440500060 Synopsis: Based on extensive research and interviews with adults abused as children, this guide offers help to adults suffering from the trauma of childhood abuse, pinpointing the typical problems such adults encounter. Available from Amazon UK Healing the Trauma of Abuse Mary Ellen Copeland, Maxine Harris, New Harbinger Publications; ISBN: 1572241993 Synopsis: Trauma survivors are vulnerable to high levels of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, phobias, personality disorders, flashbacks and nightmares. This supportive workbook aims to guide trauma survivors step by step through the healing process. Available from Amazon UK Surviving Child Sexual Abuse Liz Hall, Siobhan Lloyd, Falmer Press; ISBN: 0750701536 Synopsis: "Surviving Child Sexual Abuse" is a handbook for survivors and their helpers. It examines what sexual abuse entails for a child and why it happens. Personal and professional issues for helpers are addressed and the long term effects of sexual abuse are examined. The strengths of survivors are acknowledged together with the supportive alliances they have formed with partners, helpers and friends. The theme of disclosure is examined in depth and the main themes in therapeutic work with survivors are discussed and methods are described which can be used in such therapeutic work. This highly successful book ends with an evaluation of the issues involved in training helpers for working with survivors. The book is aimed at therapists (including social workers, counsellors in public organizations and private practice), clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, health visitors, general practitioners, police and psychotherapists. Available from Amazon UK Breaking Free Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon, Sheldon Press, ISBN: 0859698106 Synopsis: This manual is designed to help survivors of child sexual abuse. It updates the first edition, and investigates all the effects of child sexual abuse, which often persist into adult life - guilt and shame, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, fear of relationships and sexual problems. It includes discussion of false memory syndrome and female abusers, and draws on accounts of survivors who want their voices to be heard, offering a positive and optimistic approach to help survivors break free from the past. Available from Amazon UK Breaking Free Workbook: Practical help for survivors of child sexual abuse Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon, Sheldon Press, ISBN: 0859698106 Synopsis: A workbook for survivors of sexual abuse, to use alongside "Breaking Free", or on its own. With more emphasis on practical exercises than "Breaking Free", the workbook offers to help the reader explore the problems that child sexual abuse often causes survivors in later life. The exercises should develop understanding, and help the survivors to work through the problems and develop healthy coping strategies. There is encouragement to the reader to find support and back-up actively as they work through the book. Available from Amazon UK Strong at the Broken Places Linda Sanford, Publisher: Little, Brown & Company (UK), ISBN 1853813745 This challenges the idea that childhood victims are caught forever in the vicious circle of abuse. In 17 years of working with victims and survivors, the author discovered that most survivors break free from the patterns of victimization. Over 20 people were interviewed in depth for this book. Available from internetbookshop A History of Silence Barbara Neil, Publisher: Random House UK Ltd, ISBN 0749316551 Robbie and Laura are sisters bound together by the unspoken secrets of their childhood, secrets which even Esther, their mother, dares not give voice. Robbie moves to the American South where she has taken a job; but when Laura and Esther come to visit, her notional paradise begins to dissolve. Available from Ottakar's Beginning to Heal Ellen Bass & Laura Davis, Publisher: Mandarin, ISBN 0749316551 For women just beginning to recover from child sexual abuse, and for those wanting to help someone who is doing so, this book offers an introduction to the healing process. It is a shorter version of "The Courage to Heal", and takes readers through the key stages in the healing journey. Available from Amazon UK Courage to Heal Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (Ed), Publisher: Cedar, ISBN 0749309385 Aimed at women who have been victims of sexual abuse as children, this book offers advice on coming to terms with the past while moving positively into the future, and provides an explanation of the healing process, first-person accounts of recovery, and practical suggestions. Available from Amazon UK I Never Told Anyone Ellen Bass & Loise Thornton (Ed), Publisher: Harper Perennial, ISBN 0060965738 An anthology of testimonies of survivors of child sexual abuse, with a new afterword by Ellen Bass, co-author of "The Courage to Heal". Available from Amazon UK Cry Hard and Swim Jaqueline Spring, Publisher: Virago, ISBN 0860688135 The true story of the childhood and therapy of an incest survivor. Jacqueline Spring was born into a Glaswegian family that appeared conventionally at ease both emotionally and materially. But the picture that emerges is one of pain and bewilderment caused by her father's sexual advances. Available from Amazon UK Shattered Innocence Neil Weiner & Sharon Robinson-Kurplus, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, ISBN 1560323485 This guidebook is geared toward mental health professionals working with women who have been victims of sexual abuse. It provides the background necessary for understanding child abuse, and presents a four-stage theoretical model for therapeutic intervention. Detailed case studies are included. Available from Amazon UK My Father's House Sylvia Fraser, Publisher: Virago Press, ISBN 0860681815 From the age of seven Sylvia Fraser shared her body with a "twin" who lived a separate life from her, created to cope with her sexual abuse by her father. As an adult she had no recollection of her abuse but a connection remained. In this memoir, she reveals how she reclaimed her lost self. Available from Amazon UK Father Daughter Rape Elizabeth Ward, Publisher: Womens P, ISBN 0704339242 Available from Amazon UK Out in The Open Ouaine Bain & Maureen Sanders (for teenagers), Publisher: Virago Press, ISBN 185381184X A guide for teenagers who have been sexually abused. Including teenagers' own stories, and discussing what happens once the truth is out, it also validates the range of feelings encountered on the road to recovery. Available from Amazon UK |
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