Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood
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Review
“A painful but wonderfully written memoir that should create greater awareness of a bizarre disorder… Keen self-awareness, a sharp eye for details, and an original, poetic voice.”
--Kirkus Reviews
“This story of unfathomable child abuse is told with remarkable wit, compassion, and courage. It’s a work of beauty from a beast of a childhood.”
--Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors and Dry
“Like some Diane Arbus photograph come to life, Julie Gregory's Sickened offers us a portrait of quintessential American Disturbos in all their tender, heinous can't-look-and-can't-look-away glory. A miraculous book by a woman whose very survival is itself a miracle.”
--Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight
“Set in a southern-culture-on-the-skids world reminiscent of J.T. Leroy, Sickened is written with a lyrical directness that is both riveting and horrific. Julie Gregory reminds us that those who find the courage to slay the dragons of their past and stop the cycle of abuse are the true heroes of the world.”
--Ann Magnuson, actress, singer, writer
"A stunning account by a courageous woman who journeyed from the depths of hell to reclaim her own power and worth. Julie Gregory casts an extraordinary beacon of healing. You will be hearing a lot about this one.”
--Alan Cohen, author of I Had It All the Time
"A born storyteller with perfect pitch, Julie Gregory guides the reader through this surreal form of cruelty, in which the ultimate weapon is the scalpel, with originality, gusto and heart-stopping courage."
--Sylvia Fraser, author of My Father's House: A Memoir of Incest and of Healing
"Gripping self-disclosure by a remarkable young woman . . . Sickened will surely and finally impact the proper diagnosis and treatment of children caught in the terror of MBP."
--Chris Monaco, Ph.D., Director, Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline
“This searing and beautiful memoir represents a genuine triumph
of the human spirit.”
--Marc D. Feldman, M.D.
Replacing Steriles lost bookring copy
“A painful but wonderfully written memoir that should create greater awareness of a bizarre disorder… Keen self-awareness, a sharp eye for details, and an original, poetic voice.”
--Kirkus Reviews
“This story of unfathomable child abuse is told with remarkable wit, compassion, and courage. It’s a work of beauty from a beast of a childhood.”
--Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors and Dry
“Like some Diane Arbus photograph come to life, Julie Gregory's Sickened offers us a portrait of quintessential American Disturbos in all their tender, heinous can't-look-and-can't-look-away glory. A miraculous book by a woman whose very survival is itself a miracle.”
--Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight
“Set in a southern-culture-on-the-skids world reminiscent of J.T. Leroy, Sickened is written with a lyrical directness that is both riveting and horrific. Julie Gregory reminds us that those who find the courage to slay the dragons of their past and stop the cycle of abuse are the true heroes of the world.”
--Ann Magnuson, actress, singer, writer
"A stunning account by a courageous woman who journeyed from the depths of hell to reclaim her own power and worth. Julie Gregory casts an extraordinary beacon of healing. You will be hearing a lot about this one.”
--Alan Cohen, author of I Had It All the Time
"A born storyteller with perfect pitch, Julie Gregory guides the reader through this surreal form of cruelty, in which the ultimate weapon is the scalpel, with originality, gusto and heart-stopping courage."
--Sylvia Fraser, author of My Father's House: A Memoir of Incest and of Healing
"Gripping self-disclosure by a remarkable young woman . . . Sickened will surely and finally impact the proper diagnosis and treatment of children caught in the terror of MBP."
--Chris Monaco, Ph.D., Director, Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline
“This searing and beautiful memoir represents a genuine triumph
of the human spirit.”
--Marc D. Feldman, M.D.
Replacing Steriles lost bookring copy
10 out of 10 for Dodau's generousity. Replacing the bookray with this copy so that it can continue on the journey!
The book will be going first to:
Oddbloke UK (UK post)
Hawkette UK (international)
Cass01 UK (international)
Hearth-Crafter Australia (Aus post only)
Off on it's travels again!
The book will be going first to:
Oddbloke UK (UK post)
Hawkette UK (international)
Cass01 UK (international)
Hearth-Crafter Australia (Aus post only)
Off on it's travels again!
Oddbloke has passed on this so pming Hawkette
Journal Entry 4 by dodau at To the next participant in Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (5/9/2006 UTC) at To the next participant in Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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Has arrived with me. Thanks!
Consumed this in two days of commuting to and from work - once pulled into this story, I found it hard not to just keep reading.
The systematic abuse, and the epitome of the abuse cycle, reading through Julie's experiences of being convinced she was sick, convinced that she had symptoms, and hounded into telling the world that she had such symptoms, but the one person she craves and needed love and affection from, her mother.
As a Social Worker by background, I wonder how one would detect MBP...given that self-report from a child's mother is the usual way to ascertain issues and symptoms. Trusting a mother's intentions and mental capacity regarding the welfare of their children is almost a given....so very, very scary.
So many times young Julie tried to reach out and get help. And yet the counseller at school, various doctors and nurses, and the caseworker were all bluffed by Sandy....
This is a most frightening story, and an important memoir to tell. Sometimes a little unpolished, and Julie's imagary is sometime distracting. Nevertheless, Julie has clearly found teling her story part of the healing process, and also alerts us all to the abuse cycle and even the symptom cycle for MBP.
Will be sending this on shortly. Thanks for sharing it around.
The systematic abuse, and the epitome of the abuse cycle, reading through Julie's experiences of being convinced she was sick, convinced that she had symptoms, and hounded into telling the world that she had such symptoms, but the one person she craves and needed love and affection from, her mother.
As a Social Worker by background, I wonder how one would detect MBP...given that self-report from a child's mother is the usual way to ascertain issues and symptoms. Trusting a mother's intentions and mental capacity regarding the welfare of their children is almost a given....so very, very scary.
So many times young Julie tried to reach out and get help. And yet the counseller at school, various doctors and nurses, and the caseworker were all bluffed by Sandy....
This is a most frightening story, and an important memoir to tell. Sometimes a little unpolished, and Julie's imagary is sometime distracting. Nevertheless, Julie has clearly found teling her story part of the healing process, and also alerts us all to the abuse cycle and even the symptom cycle for MBP.
Will be sending this on shortly. Thanks for sharing it around.
I've had this for ages and thought I'd journalled it - tried to look it up today to say I've started to read it and couldn't find on my bookshelf!!
Really really sorry, will finish asap and pass on.
Enjoyed this book, and as is written inside the back cover - I sincerely hope it can help some of those suffering from this terrible problem.
05 Oct - Have pm'd Hearth-Crafter for postal address.
10 Oct - Hearth-Crafter has already received this as a RABCK.
Really really sorry, will finish asap and pass on.
Enjoyed this book, and as is written inside the back cover - I sincerely hope it can help some of those suffering from this terrible problem.
05 Oct - Have pm'd Hearth-Crafter for postal address.
10 Oct - Hearth-Crafter has already received this as a RABCK.
Passed to me by Cass01, will read and pass on (not the sort of book to do a wild release on)
This is the kind of book every person who works with children should read - it is horrifying how easy it was for this mother to change doctors and not have past medical histories catch up with her.
Will pass on to a work colleague in the few couple of days
This is the kind of book every person who works with children should read - it is horrifying how easy it was for this mother to change doctors and not have past medical histories catch up with her.
Will pass on to a work colleague in the few couple of days
