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Summary: Bonner stilled my fear of reading this book.
Review: I was sort of afraid to read this book - was afraid the incest story would be too hard to look at head on. Before I started, I decided I would stop if I wanted to. I never stopped. Bonner's way with words always made me feel safe. I knew as I read that things would work out - that I would be left with hope instead of despair. "Things working out" doesn't mean that the pain did not happen, but that Bonner found a way through it to a peaceful life. I am heartened by this book.
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Summary: A Story of Incredible Hope
Review: When I began reading this book it was very hard to put down. Helen Bonner is an amazing woman, and I found the story of her life to be compelling. She shines for all of us who have survived sexual abuse. "The laid daughter" is an important personal testimonial. It serves as a record of what many girls face while growing up, what women face when seeking help for incest, and also marks our progress as a society that hopefully will become more and more aware to incest and the effects of trauma. Helen has shown great strength and courage. Her book is helping and will continue to help many survivors of incest. In many ways my life path has been different from Helen's, but also it has been similar. I was also abused during a similar age frame that Helen was, and as survivors of incest we all share a similarity in our experience. I can see myself in her child eyes. I related with Helen's descriptions and experiences. Thank you Helen Bonner for writing such an honest account of what we have all been taught to keep secret. Reading "The laid daughter" also helped me tremendously to understand multiple personality disorder (MPD). I do not have MPD, but for most of my life I have struggled significantly with dissociative symptoms that interfere with my life and my sense of self and reality. Helen's book gave me strength, at a time when I needed it most, that I will find a way through this long, dark tunnel.
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Summary: A Story of Incredible Hope
Review: When I began reading this book it was very hard to put down. Helen Bonner is an amazing woman, and I found the story of her life to be compelling. She shines for all of us who have survived sexual abuse. "The laid daughter" is an important personal testimonial. It serves as a record of what many girls face while growing up, what women face when seeking help for incest, and also marks our progress as a society that hopefully will become more and more aware to incest and the effects of trauma. Helen has shown great strength and courage. Her book is helping and will continue to help many survivors of incest. In many ways my life path has been different from Helen's, but also it has been similar. I was also abused during a similar age frame that Helen was, and as survivors of incest we all share a similarity in our experience. I can see myself in her child eyes. I related with Helen's descriptions and experiences. Thank you Helen Bonner for writing such an honest account of what we have all been taught to keep secret. Reading "The laid daughter" also helped me tremendously to understand multiple personality disorder (MPD). I do not have MPD, but for most of my life I have struggled significantly with dissociative symptoms that interfere with my life and my sense of self and reality. Helen's book gave me strength, at a time when I needed it most, that I will find a way through this long, dark tunnel.
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