Debra J. Drake Debra J. Drake i(A91840 works by)
Born: Established: 1958 ;
Gender: Female
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1 3 y separately published work icon An Uncommon Dialogue Debra J. Drake , Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2005 Z1227817 2005 single work autobiography

'A gripping autobiographical account of two years spent in psychotherapy to deal with childhood sexual abuse, this uplifting story is written in two parts: as a dialogue between the patient and her psychiatrist and as a conversation with her mother and sister. The emotions accompanying the narrator's prolonged sexual abuse as a child by her mother’s sexual partners slowly unravel and it becomes clear that her mother was aware of the abuse but failed to protect her daughter. Initially a naive, overwhelmed, and confused child, unable to keep a job or develop relationships, the author eventually grows into a clear-thinking adult, aware of her past and capable of understanding its psychological implications.' (Publisher's description)

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