The Incest Diary
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ANONYMOUS.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY: GENERAL. An extraordinary, powerful and beautifully written memoir of a daughter's abuse by, and attachment to, her father. Throughout her childhood and adolescence, the anonymous author of The Incest Diary was raped by her father. Beneath a veneer of normal family life, she grew up in and around this all-encompassing secret. Her sexual relationship with her father lasted, off and on, into her twenties. It formed her world, and it formed her deepest fears and desires. Even after she broke away - even as she grew into an independent and adventurous young woman - she continued to seek out new versions of the violence, submission and secrecy she had struggled to leave behind. In this graphic and harrowing memoir, the author revisits her early traumas and their aftermath - not from a clinical distance, but from deep within - to explore the ways in which her father's abuse shaped her, and still does.
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Author
ANONYMOUS.
Pages
144
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published Date
2017-07-18
ISBN
1408890437 9781408890431
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"The author, who writes under the condition of anonymity, details a harrowing account of long-term sexual abuse by her father starting from a very young age.
The book has been the subject of much debate and discussion due to its graphic content and the anonymity of its author. It is a memoir that delves into the psychological impact of the abuse and the complex feelings of the author towards her father and herself.
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Laura Almendarez
"Very heartbreaking book. Would not recommend but if you want to read: read trigger warnings. "
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