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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
From the ground up From the ground up John L. Hoich "Autobiography of John Hoich, who endured an abusive father and his mother's death when he was seventeen years old. To survive, he started a lawn mowing business and built it into a multimillion-doll… OL12253390W
House Rules House Rules Rachel Sontag At an early age, Rachel Sontag realized there was something deeply wrong with her father. On the surface, he was a well-respected, suburban physician. But questioning his authority led to brutal figh… OL14958694W
Once upon a time Once upon a time Harry N. MacLean ONCE UPON A TIME is absolutely gripping, and an example of true crime writing at its insightful best. Maclean is a master of the genre, and the case itself is fascinating. The family dynamics are hor… OL16044162W
Forgiving our parents, forgiving ourselves Forgiving our parents, forgiving ourselves Dr David Stoop For more than 15 years, people who grew up in dysfunctional families have found hope, healing, and the power to move forward with their lives in the classic Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves… OL16611878W
I refuse I refuse Per Petterson "[A] tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning recalls their boyhood thirty-five years ago. Back then, Tommy was separated from his sisters after he stood up to their abusive father. Jim w… OL17725432W
The danger game The danger game Kalinda Ashton Alice and Louise are sisters united by a distant tragedy, a house fire lit by their brother who burnt to death. Alice teaches at a dirt poor school the government wants to close while Louise is a rec… OL17731724W
The murderer's daughters The murderer's daughters Randy Susan Meyers After the murder of their mother by their father, Lulu and Merry grow up living tenuous lives where Lulu denies he ever existed and Merry dutifully visits him in prison, only to find their lives on t… OL17822008W
Hurt people hurt people Hurt people hurt people Sandra D. Wilson Do you know someone perhaps even a Christian who seems impossible to get along with? From the people in the pews to the members of our families, we are surrounded by people who hurt other people. And… OL1803407W
Estranged Estranged Jessica Berger Gross A powerful, haunting memoir about one woman's childhood of abuse and her harrowing decision to leave it all behind that redefines our understanding of estrangement and the ability to triumph over adv… OL19713224W
Espoir pour les mal-aimés Espoir pour les mal-aimés Yolande Vigeant Livre-témoignage sur les traces laissées par la violence de toutes sortes que l'on retrouve dans des familles perturbées. [SDM]. OL21625393W
After the sucker punch After the sucker punch Lorraine Devon Wilke They buried her father at noon, at five she found his journals --and that's when she discovered that he thought she was a failure. Every child wants to know her father loves her, and Tessa Curzio --t… OL27716436W
Caged in America Caged in America Zubaida Sharif "Author Jasmine Sharif born in Guban, Yemen in 1974 has republished her first book that tells the story of her life as she escaped from the tyranny and violence she experienced from a very young age.… OL36439376W
Stories that heal Stories that heal Lee Wallas xi, 224 p. ; 24 cm OL4478088W
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy The Chimney Sweeper's Boy Ruth Rendell When successful author Gerald Candless dies of a sudden heart attack, his eldest, adoring daughter Sarah embarks on a memoir of him and soon discovers that her perfect father was not all he appeared … OL57523W
Even Dogs Go Home to Die Even Dogs Go Home to Die St. John, Linda "In snapshot pictures of her life, acclaimed "outsider" artist Linda St. John tells the story of her dirt-poor childhood in southern Illinois - her father's casual brutality and her mother's cruel in… OL6209532W