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Sane Enough: Recovery From a Mother's Sexual Abuse
WINNER, Forward Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards Narrowed down from nearly 2,000 entries by apanel of librarians and booksellers, along with Foreword Reviews' editorialstaff, the winners in 66 categories are considered the year's best bookspublished by independent publishers, university presses, and self-publishedauthors.
"A challenging, insightful, and rare work... Day's writing is self-aware, her prose elegant, and her familiarity with the nuances of the subject apparent... Moments will sear their way into your consciousness." - Forward Reviews , 5 stars
"Linda Day tells her story with candor and pulls no punches. Sane Enough is a testament... a memoir that should be required reading." -Linda Sexton, author of Searching for Mercy My Journey Back To My Mother, Anne Sexton
"Insightful and pithy, Sane Enough brings you into a hidden world... Important for survivors and anyone who cares about children."
-Dr. Michele Elliott, Order of the British Empire, Winston Churchill Fellow
"Linda opens our minds and hearts in this beautifully written memoir... emotionally riveting truth." -Roberta Dolan, author of Say It Out Revealing and Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse
"A wonderful book, beautifully written and very moving." -Sheri Oz, author of Overcoming Childhood Sexual Trauma
"Searing, inspiring, courageous, illuminating..."
-Dr. Caitilin Stetson, psychologist
"Today was the first day ever that I was able to say my truth out loud in therapy ... I am so thankful for you and that you helped me exhale my truth so that I could continue to breathe. Happy Valentine's Day Linda <3 <3" -Holly, a reader
Sane Enough chronicles Linda Day's quest to uncover and understand her sexual confusion as she confronts traumatic divorce, repressed memories, and unexpected encounters with childhood selves. With questionable help from a disbelieving therapist, she stares down disaster and finds hilarity where there's not much to celebrate. Day's professional life has included biomedical research, IBM systems engineering, sales and management, freelance carpentry, and 25 years as an award-winning writer.
Michele Elliott, OBE, who wrote the forward, pioneered investigation of female pedophilia in her book Female Sexual Abuse of Children. Recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to children, Elliott is the founder of Kidscape (a UK Charity of the Year) and has written 27 books translated into 16 languages.
"A challenging, insightful, and rare work... Day's writing is self-aware, her prose elegant, and her familiarity with the nuances of the subject apparent... Moments will sear their way into your consciousness." - Forward Reviews , 5 stars
"Linda Day tells her story with candor and pulls no punches. Sane Enough is a testament... a memoir that should be required reading." -Linda Sexton, author of Searching for Mercy My Journey Back To My Mother, Anne Sexton
"Insightful and pithy, Sane Enough brings you into a hidden world... Important for survivors and anyone who cares about children."
-Dr. Michele Elliott, Order of the British Empire, Winston Churchill Fellow
"Linda opens our minds and hearts in this beautifully written memoir... emotionally riveting truth." -Roberta Dolan, author of Say It Out Revealing and Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse
"A wonderful book, beautifully written and very moving." -Sheri Oz, author of Overcoming Childhood Sexual Trauma
"Searing, inspiring, courageous, illuminating..."
-Dr. Caitilin Stetson, psychologist
"Today was the first day ever that I was able to say my truth out loud in therapy ... I am so thankful for you and that you helped me exhale my truth so that I could continue to breathe. Happy Valentine's Day Linda <3 <3" -Holly, a reader
Sane Enough chronicles Linda Day's quest to uncover and understand her sexual confusion as she confronts traumatic divorce, repressed memories, and unexpected encounters with childhood selves. With questionable help from a disbelieving therapist, she stares down disaster and finds hilarity where there's not much to celebrate. Day's professional life has included biomedical research, IBM systems engineering, sales and management, freelance carpentry, and 25 years as an award-winning writer.
Michele Elliott, OBE, who wrote the forward, pioneered investigation of female pedophilia in her book Female Sexual Abuse of Children. Recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to children, Elliott is the founder of Kidscape (a UK Charity of the Year) and has written 27 books translated into 16 languages.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 13, 2015
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