The Ugliest Word - Couverture souple

Margis, Annie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1734752807 ISBN 13 : 9781734752809

Editeur : Impact Driven Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

There really is a monster in the hallway. Be careful. Your bedroom door will open, throwing light on your face. You'll feign sleep. The door will close behind your father, and darkness will descend.

What if the person you love most in the world loves you too much, in a way you know is wrong? How do you navigate childhood? What kind of person do you become?

The Ugliest Word tells the story of a little girl named Lark whose father is molesting her, as she navigates childhood, and the woman she becomes. An aspiring writer and artist, Lark's spunk and creativity buoy her as the abuse progresses.

Lacking other confidantes, Lark befriends Glassman, a mysterious character who collects glass bottles from the alley and leaves special gifts at a loose board in Lark's fence.

As a grown woman, Lark learns to cope with her past abuse by talking on an international phone conference line for incest victims. Her healing is disrupted when she receives word that her father is dying.

Maybe he'll apologize. A death-bed confession. Maybe she'll forgive him.

But maybe she won't.The Ugliest Word is for anyone who has survived childhood incest, and for everyone who loves a survivor, is friends with or works with one.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Annie Margis is a childhood incest victim turned activist. In 2012, with the help of a cadre of volunteers, she created and ran a still ongoing 24-hour phone conference line where adult victims of childhood incest from around the world can call in day and night to connect with fellow survivors and share their stories. Having heard thousands of tragic histories on the line, Annie is a front-line expert on the life-long impacts of childhood incest.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Impact Driven Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1734752807
• ISBN 13: 9781734752809
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible