Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501101609 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many readers will recognize their own story, or a piece of it, in this one, and when they do, find comfort." —Joyce Maynard, author of At Home in the World and The Best of Us"Estranged captures the sorrow of a hurt child with stunning intimacy. It's an unforgettable story for our time." —Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo and co-author of Modern Romance. One of Elle's Best Books of the Summer"An unsentimentally courageous memoir."—Kirkus"A gripping memoir."—Glamour"Riveting."—Newsday"Moving, fearless." —Longreads"Gripping yet hopeful."—Salon"A memoir of love, abuse, despair, and hope a reminder that any family can hide a secret and that many victims of abuse go their entire lives without speaking out about it."—Booklist"Excellent memoir I couldn't
At the age of twenty-eight, still reeling from the trauma but emotionally dependent on her dysfunctional family, Jessica made the anguished decision to cut ties with them entirely. But behind closed doors, Jessica suffered years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her father, whose mood would veer unexpectedly from loving to violent. Years later, living in Maine with a loving husband and young son, having finally found happiness, Jessica is convinced the decision saved her life. In her powerful memoir reminiscent of Jeannette Walls’s bestseller The Glass Castle, Jessica breaks through common social taboos and bravely recounts the painful, self-defeating ways in which she internalized her abusive childhood, how she came to the monumental decision to break free from her family, and how she endured the difficult road that followed. 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 adversity.To outsiders, Jessica Berger Gross’s childhood—growing up in a &l
. Jessica Berger Gross is the author of the bestselling ebook Estranged, and the editor of the anthology About What Was Lost: 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Salon, and The Globe and Mail
This is a thoughtful and moving memoir about how family This is a thoughtful and moving memoir about how family relationships shape us, and about how one can gain the strength and courage to end relationships that have caused deep harm. This book illustrates our capacity to understand, process and forgive abuse while choosing not to continue the relationship in which it took place. The writer's familiar, conversational style takes you along with her on her inspiring journey from an unpredictable abusive childhood to adulthood w. "Deepley Personal and Vastly Relevant" according to Owen Lewis. What I love about this memoir is that even though Jessica Berger Gross is telling her own story, it raises such compelling questions for all of us. When are relationships too toxic to hold on too, how can we set boundaries in the relationships we chose, and just how complicated but imperative this process is if we want to live lives in alignment with our own truth. I loved reading this book. It was moving and compelling and made my heart grow. I found it to be so hopeful. . K. Brennan said So beautiful to read about her new family and her commitment. The book “Estranged” was a touching memoir describing a difficult and confusing relationship between a young woman and her family. I found myself thoroughly engaged as I read about her journey to find herself amidst this chaotic and ever-changing set of relationships. Before reading this story, I might have found it difficult to imagine how a person might decide to choose to stop communication with a parent. Berger Gross takes us through the complicated element