- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (31 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060192917
- ISBN-13: 978-0060192914
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,887,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this profoundly honest memoir, Patricia Weaver Francisco tells the story of her 15-year journey to uncover and understand the effects of violent rape. She describes her fear during and after the rape in a visceral, unforgettable style, and details the transformation of trauma into strength. This transformation begins by learning to talk about rape, a subject that society would still rather keep locked in darkness. Francisco eloquently illustrates that there are tragic consequences for the survivor and for the culture when we neglect this human story. A compelling and important book, destined to become a classic, Telling can help bring hope and healing to the women who need it, and to their loved ones trying to help them.
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THE LIGHT CAST by the red lamp near Andre's bed is too low for reading, so I switch on the glowing globe that illuminates a green and pink world. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an intelligent, poetic account of rape and its aftermath by an intensely thoughtful and observant woman, who happens also to be a writer. If you are a survivor, this book will help put into words, some of the intricate and complex feelings of fear, terror, ineffable shame etc. that many, many survivors experience alone. It is also a VERY GOOD book and a beautifully written one, about a woman's quest to make sense of her experience and to regain a foothold in a new world - one of supreme vulnerability and insecurity - one where a woman can be raped in her own home, in her own bed, by an intruder who breaks in and robs her of a world she had been taught to believe in.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I must admit, I was a little scared to read this book. I know Patricia Francisco, and I wasn't sure whether I could handle the pain and sadness of reading this account of her rape and recovery. But the more I read, the more my heart continued to open -- for while I shed a few tears, reading about her son, for instance, and about the end of her marriage, there was also a generous light and a sense of sweetness and hope that consistently came through in her words. Do not be afraid to read this. This book makes you feel good.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Telling by Patricia Weaver-Francisco is one of the most poingnent books about the effects and healing of rape that I have ever read, it is honest and full of insightfullness, a journey of healing and the power of the human spirit. I reccommend this book be read by everyone, you will walk away inspired.
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Stands with 'Lucky' as quashing one of the world's last taboo subjects
Haunting in her methodical and open account of rape. Written over a 15 year period, following the course of her marriage after the rape, the birth of their son, all manner of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by L. Beattie
An honest and open account of one woman`s survival.
A well written honest journey through a woman`s survival of rape.Beautifully written and brave too.Much of what the author wrote put the words to feelings that I have also felt.
Published on 8 Sep 1999
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