Diary of Abuse, Diary of Healing

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Summary: Incredibly intense story. I read it straight through.
Review: An exhausting account of one woman's life of abuse and healing. This is a woman with the courage to lay out the harsh truth so that she may heal all the way through; to the very core of her existence. I began this book one evening, and finished it a few hours later- not a story you can break from. I commend this woman for her strength; she is truly an inspiration. This book has helped me alot. Thank you, Jennifer J. Richardson.

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Summary: This is an immediate, intense account of child abuse.
Review: Jennifer J. Richardson doesn't hold forth on the failure of our social agencies to protect abused children, and she doesn't lecture on the psychodynamics of victimization. She lets Charlotte, a victim of violent parents, tell her own story in her own words. Richardson provided a factual framework based on Charlotte's diary and then put me into Charlotte's head, which is a terrifying and puzzling place. Once there, though, I had no influence on her. "Now's your chance to get away," I'd say, but Charlotte stayed put. Finally, when I was about to give up on her, she did some things right. As she began to see her life for what it was, so did I. By the end of the book, I understood the trap she had been in and why it took her so long to try to get out of it. Nevertheless, when I finished, I wanted to know more, which is, I think, the sign of a really good book.

Rating:
Summary: This is an immediate, intense account of child abuse.
Review: Jennifer J. Richardson doesn't hold forth on the failure of our social agencies to protect abused children, and she doesn't lecture on the psychodynamics of victimization. She lets Charlotte, a victim of violent parents, tell her own story in her own words. Richardson provided a factual framework based on Charlotte's diary and then put me into Charlotte's head, which is a terrifying and puzzling place. Once there, though, I had no influence on her. "Now's your chance to get away," I'd say, but Charlotte stayed put. Finally, when I was about to give up on her, she did some things right. As she began to see her life for what it was, so did I. By the end of the book, I understood the trap she had been in and why it took her so long to try to get out of it. Nevertheless, when I finished, I wanted to know more, which is, I think, the sign of a really good book.