Wednesday's Children

by Suzanne Somers

Celebrity survivors of childhood abuse reveal their traumatic family experiences and how they found the courage to heal in testimonies whose honesty will help readers acknowledge their own problems and take the first steps toward recovery.

319 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 1992

About the author

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Suzanne Somers was an American actress, author, and businesswoman. Best known for her role as the ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow on the ABC sitcom Three's Company, she also had a noted starring role on the sitcom Step by Step as Carol Foster Lambert. She later capitalized on her acting career by also establishing herself as an author of a series of self-help books. She had released two autobiographies, two self-help books, four diet books, and a book about hormone replacement therapy. She had featured items of her design on the Home Shopping Network.

Reviews

[Diana Nagy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sad book, but unfortunately very true in our world today. Sadly, it happens every single day and at every single moment. The saddest thing about it all is how it affects the person that you are and you don't even know that it has affected you until later in life when you actually open up and admit it happened to you. Then all of a sudden, you start seeing the pieces to the puzzle being found....why you are the way you are, why you did the things you did, why you do the things you do, etc. etc. It's a harsh reality but one that some of us have to try to heal from and recover. Forgiveness is the first step (one of the first steps) but so is confronting your abuser. But both of those things can be a challenge, especially in this situation. It takes time, but you can heal. You can get better. You can change. You can get your confidence back. You can get your self-esteem back. You can remove the layers of fat you've gained to protect yourself from potential attackers. Whatever your situation, this book is likely to help you. The stories vary from one to another but you will likely find some part in the story that either matches your story (unfortunately I did not) or parts of stories that helped throughout (as I did). Take a chance. You'll be glad you did.

[Tiffany Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a person who grew up within the white picket fence, this book was both enlightening and sobering. It is a great reminder for me, as a teacher, to consider the unfortunate truth of what too many kids are going home to at night.

Couldn't put it down!

It felt like I was having a conversation with each person who shared his/her story in this book.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I always thought alcoholics were weak people, but now I think they tend to be twice as strong. Not only do you have to maintain a normal life, but you also need more than an average supply of energy to counteract how you are depleting yourself." ~Randy Shilts