Suffer the Child [Paperback]

Judith Spencer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1989

In a story as shocking as Sybil, Spencer describes the life of Jenny, a young girl initiated by her mother into a Satanic cult at the age of two. To cope with the horrors of her life, Jenny formed multiple personalities--and did not receive therapy until she was 34 years old.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A book that should not be missed." -- Larry Kahaner, author of Cults That Kill --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 381 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (August 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671668528
• ISBN-13: 978-0671668525
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,280,757 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)