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Beverly Engle gave us a wonderful gift when she wrote this book. It is the first book I purchased when my sister told me that she was molested as a child. In plain and simple language, the author dispels many of the myths associated with incest and describes the various phases of recovery. I highly recommend this book to anyone with questions and concerns about childhood sexual abuse.

I bought this book as a friend of two survivors, but wound up fascinated by the clear definitions of the types of abuse. When I found these definitions, which are near the back of this little treasure of a book, I started to inventory the ways in which I had been abused by others. As I read, however, I discovered how often I have been the abuser, without realizing I was perpetrating various types of mental abuse. Seeing those definitions in black and white helped me to set boundaries to prevent others from abusing me further...and it helped me to recognize--and stop--my own abuse of them. I just backordered a copy for my local library.

This book is one of the best books on the subject of coping with the adult effects of childhood sexual abuse. I would say it is a must-have for abuse survivors and their loved ones.