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Conflicted Hearts: A Daughter's Quest for Solace from Emotional Guilt by [D.G. Kaye, Talia Leduc, Katy Sozaeva]

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A Lifetime of guilt -- What does it take to finally break free?

Somehow I believed it was my obligation to try to do the right thing by her because she had given birth to me.

Burdened with constant worry for her father and the guilt caused by her mother’s narcissism, D.G. Kaye had a short childhood. When she moved away from home at age eighteen, she began to grow into herself, overcoming her lack of guidance and her insecurities. Her life experiences became her teachers, and she learned from the mistakes and choices she made along the way, plagued by the guilt she carried for her mother.

Conflicted Hearts is a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and acceptance, an exploration of the quest for solace from emotional guilt.

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9 Jan. 2014
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D.G. Kaye was born and resides in Toronto, Canada. She loves to read, shop, travel, and play poker when she gets the chance. Kaye has been writing about her thoughts on life since she was a young girl, as pen and paper became her emotional outlet. Through the years of compiling her thoughts and memories in a journal, she wrote this book as a cathartic release. Kaye wanted to share her story in recognition of the many people who struggle with their past, perhaps shedding light on how powerfully a mother can impact a child throughout her life. This is Kaye’s debut book. She is currently working on her second book, a humorous satire on menopause, which will be released in spring/summer of 2014. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HDTPPUQ
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1140 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 202 pages

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- 14,251 in Parenting & Families (Kindle Store)

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Kevin Cooper

A Rollercoaster Memoir

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2016

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Get on the rollercoaster and ride with Debbie as she shares her experiences in life. From dealing with her parent's tumultuous relationship as a child with its many break-ups, separations, and house moves, to becoming a pawn in her mother's endless games that robbed her of her childhood.

What really grabbed me was how her childhood experiences influenced her decisions as a blooming adult and the relationships she had while consistently grappling with her mother's narcissism.

There are moments that will completely captivate you. One of those moments for me was her adventure in Greece, another, the first real love and heartbreak... I could go on, but I don't want to give away too much.

As if being caught in the throes of narcissism isn't enough, multiple health issues, and an abusive cohabitation take their toll as well.

The entire work is presented perfectly, and with such honestly... I believed every word and often reflected upon the courage of the writer. It's excellent.

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Wilma Lettings

Simply wonderful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2016

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Wow, what a memoir. I'm not sure what I should praise more: the honesty about the writer's tough journey, or the way she drew the right and rather inspirational conclusions from it for her life.
You will feel for the little girl who becomes a 'pawn in her parents chess game', victim of emotional cruelty and exposed to forces she, as child, has no way of fighting.
You will feel joy over the few happy patches, redeeming moments and helpers, such as aunty Shelly, and you will root for her as she grows up and manages to learn from her mistakes, understand her past and present and build a future for herself.
Mothers are also just human beings, many good and some not so good at all. I applaud Kaye for acknowledging that her mother wasn't one of the good ones, accepting this hard truth and moving on with her life.
That said, the book is incredibly reflective and balanced. This is not a book built on hate or revenge but on wisdom and maturity.
The author has led a very interesting life and has much to say that will resonate with readers open to grow as people. There is also observational humour and warmth, which make this a book hard to put down and one very hard to forget.
Simply wonderful and refreshingly realistic.

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Deborah Jay

Enthralling and emotional - a can't put downer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2014

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This was my first time, reading a memoir. I am mostly a fiction reader, and occasionally I dip into the biography of a famous name that interests me, but memoir? Not something I’d considered trying.
I decided to read this particular memoir after meeting the author online, chatting on our respective blogs and by email. The other draw was that it promised some insight into a narcissistic personality (the author’s mother), and I’ve always been fascinated by the psychology of personality disorders - a pretty useful trait for me as an author, as it gives me lots of scope for developing my characters.
So with this in mind, I opened up Conflicted Hearts and was instantly drawn into the tale. All too often, we quote Mark Twain’s idiom, ‘truth is stranger than fiction’, and here that indeed holds true. I was enthralled by the story of this woman who was only truly interested in herself, and in being admired by others, and the toll this took on her husband and children. The total inability to recognise that anything about her way of life was wrong, or to acknowledge the lifelong negative influence it would have on her offspring, was staggering, all the more so considering that this was not fiction.
This memoir is, of course, told from the perspective of one of those children, and chronicles the author’s journey from her difficult childhood through the relative emancipation of leaving home and exploring her own life, to the later responsibilities of the mature adult.
Kaye’s writing style is fluid and exceedingly readable, expressing the story in a series of vignettes of her life, sometimes emotionally raw and at other times charming and funny. I’d like to thank her for her honesty, and for sharing what has clearly been a difficult journey with such an outlook of hope and positivity, albeit at times somewhat strained.
Memoirs? If they are as absorbing and enlightening as this one, I may read a few more.

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judithanne

A wonderful book from a woman of great strength

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2016

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I found this book difficult to read. But not because it isn't well written, the author has a conversational style of writing that is empathetic and confiding. And certainly not because I couldn't believe the awfully realistic details of the emotional abuse. And not because I didn't believe the guilt she carried for so long - which was not hers - but was, from being a child, what she carried. I found this book difficult because much of what she has written hit home. Except all the emotions she felt stemmed form her mother's behaviour. My emotions came from the sociopathic behaviour of my father. Yet I laughed and cried with D.G.Kaye and finally,applauded her. A wonderful book from a woman of great strength

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Sanja Read

She is one brave lady

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2014

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A truly heartfelt account of her young, disturbed life and the turmoil she endured as a result of her dysfunctional mother. What is prevalent throughout the book is the strength of the umbilical bond that she has never been able to cut; Kaye's struggle to rid herself of guilt appears to be a lifelong endeavour. D.G. Kaye's choice of words to describe her feelings toward her mother are honest and raw, and you find yourself asking the same question she did...Why?

She needs to be given credit for her bravery. A fantastic read.

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Adele Park

... struck a chord and I read it with much enjoyment, sadness and as a treasure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2016

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This book struck a chord and I read it with much enjoyment, sadness and as a treasure. Highly recommend this book.

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