Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252775 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Customer Reviews

INTENSE AND INTELLIGENT AND BEAUTIFUL
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.

TELLING is an intimate, inspiring book about rape recovery.
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.

This book is a poetic journey of honesty
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.