Sex Offender: My Father's Secrets, My Secret Shame

by Danica Hubbard

Dr. Hubbard opens her heart to share with us a beautifully written, touching, informative, and brutally honest book about the intricacies of having a father who was a sexual predator. ---AMY ZABIN, author of Conversations with a Pedophile Imagine having someone you've known your whole life, someone you've looked up to, tell you about a heinous crime they committed. This book provides understanding, forgiveness, and inner strength. ---JULIA LAZARECK, author of The Hidden Sentence(r) This is a sensitive and delicate subject that is seldom explored. It is a testament to Dr. Hubbard that she has the courage and willingness to share her journey with us. ---BARBARA ALLAN, author of Doing Our Time on the Outside and Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons, Inc. This book will pave the way toward a deeper, nuanced understanding of criminal behavior (especially sexual offending) and its aftermath for readers of all stripes. ---J.J. PRESCOTT, University of Michigan Professor of Law Danica Hubbard, Ph.D., has taught for over 25 years as an English Professor at College of DuPage. She is a Prison Families Alliance Board Member and facilitates monthly support groups including "Support for Families of Sex Offenders." Sex My Father's Secrets, My Secret Shame is her first book.

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Rita Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very interesting and important subject, and I respect the author for tackling the subject, from both a personal and professional point of view. That being said, I thought that the book could have benefitted from some additional editing. For example, I thought the correspondence from her father was perhaps too extensive, and could have been minimized. Additional content from specialists in the treatment field may have helped to provide additional understanding of this condition.

[Kenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting to delve into the mind of a convicted pedophile, but was strange to have an author trying to have the audience feel sympathy for someone who did something so awful. Almost speaking down on the mother of the victim saying how she wished she would not come to hearings and show mercy.