- Paperback: 194 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; Rev. Ed edition (31 Dec 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014011002X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140110029
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 578,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a good starting place for anyone wishing to research the subject of incest. It's concise, well-written, compassionate, insightful, and full of information. Even though it's been in print for 20 years, it's up to date and still the best book available.
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
I too am a survivor
26 Jan 2000
Format:Paperback
I read this book on the advice of my therapist. Eventhough I read this book at least 15 years ago, I can still remember vividly the encounters of other children as recounted by the author. Although I read most of the book with blurry vision due to tears, I also felt some comfort from knowing that I wasn't alone, that I wasn't to blame, and that I had no reason to feel guilty. The analysis of the author between some of the cases was very insightful. I learned how much responsibility my mom actually shared in the incest, although as a child I thought of her as being completely innocent. I thought I was protecting her with my silence. This book was a great comfort for me. I hope that others who have been victims of incest will also find it to be a comfort.
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
best book on the subject
26 April 1999
Format:Paperback
This is a good starting place for anyone wishing to research the subject of incest. It's concise, well-written, compassionate, insightful, and full of information. Even though it's been in print for 20 years, it's up to date and still the best book available.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
From the Publisher
3 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
"Incest was once called the ultimate taboo. Today we realize that it is a reality with which millions cope on a daily basis. In this insightful and sensitive book, Dr. Susan Forward, bestselling author of Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them and renowned expert on sexual abuse and addictive relationships, uses twenty-five case histories--including father and daughter, mother and son, siblings, grandfather and granddaughter, mother and daughter, and father and son-to explore the traumatic effects of incest and to analyze its causes and consequences on every member of a family. In Betrayal of Innocence, Forward shows that the public's new awareness of the problem and increased availability of treatment can be of enormous benefit to victims and their families. By breaking the silence that has always surrounded this devastating subject, Betrayal of Innocence offers practical help and comfort to the survivors of child abuse and to those who love, live, or work with them."
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