Located within a burgeoning therapeutic/self-help culture this book explores stories of childhood sexual abuse, 'recovered memories' and multiple personalities, and explodes the myths surrounding women who, without memories, redefine themselves as victims.

Autorentext
JO WOODIWISS is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Huddersfield, UK, and a feminist activist. She has worked in the field of sexual violence and abuse for over a decade. She has published widely on childhood sexual abuse in relation to women's narratives, adult victims, and recovered memories.

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Introduction A Story for Our Time Beyond the Recovered Memory Wars Choosing a Story: Making Sense/Finding Evidence Making Contact: Knowledge and the Inner Child Life with the Inner Child Problems with the Children The Contradictory Self Healing and Growing Up 'Compulsory Sexuality': Sexing the Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse A Role for the Storytellers Bibliography