Suffer the Child [Paperback]

Judith Spencer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0595151523 | ISBN-13: 978-0595151523 | Edition: 1

On the bestseller list for Walden Books and required reading for psychology classes, Suffer the Child was first to link Satanic child abuse with multiple personalities/dissociative disorders. The story chronicles with unblinking objectivity the harrowing experiences of Jenny, reared in a satanic cult, in a life so untenable as to fracture the self. In the healing process, these experiences, made of nightmare stuff, are assimilated, with the help of therapists with little to guide their committed and necessarily innovative treatment. The horrifying revelations of Jennys healing journey will shock, inspire, and give caution to us all.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A book that should not be missed." -- Larry Kahaner, author of Cults That Kill

About the Author

A background in nursing education and research informed Judith Spencers writing and provided the discipline to record the unfolding of this true and disturbing story. Ms. Spencer found courage to speak of the dark truths of satanic child abuse and finds balance for the darkness in the beauty of the Sierras. She also wrote Satans High Priest, the biography of a cult leader.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse; 1 edition (January 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595151523
• ISBN-13: 978-0595151523
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suffer The Child, July 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Suffer the Child (Paperback)

I found this book on my dusty bookshelf and saw I must've started it a long time ago so I decided to try again. Just into the first few pages I realized why i might have put it down. But I continued to read and was instantly brought to tears of the horrific tortures this poor girl went through and the amazing capabilities she had to be able to cope. I was comletely baffled by how this child was able to endure and survive such torment and abuse from her mother, the cult, and numerous men. Though it made me sick, I just couldn't put it down. I had to reach the end to see the amazing outcome of this now grown woman. It was difficult to read but rewarding in the end knowing what those therapists were able to unveil.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, Beautifully Written Novel, August 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Suffer the Child (Paperback)

A friend let me borrow this book about 4 years ago. Since then I have desperatly searched to find it. It has been an obsession. I found this book to be incredibly dark, and odd. I think this book is incredibly interesting, and I would recommend highly to anyone that is interested in the inner workings of the mind.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A frightening yet accurate account of SRA, August 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Suffer the Child (Paperback)

Anyone who has experienced Satanic Ritual Abuse, known someone who has, or is interested in learning more about the subject will benefit from this book.

At first, it may seem as if this book is fiction, but, sadly, it is not. And what Spencer describes within the confines of this text is highly accurate as well as highly disturbing.

Being the victim of ritual abuse, I can say that reading this book was both disturbing and relieving (Relieving to know I wasn't alone). Pick up a copy of this book. I guarantee you won't want to set it down. :v)