y separately published work icon Falling Up single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Falling Up
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'Falling Up is a memoir of a woman whose experiences as a victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father causes her psychological problems well into adulthood.

Diana Scott has written a compelling memoir of a damaged but often triumphant life yet she never slips into bitterness or self indulgence. From the gripping opening to the final pages of the book, Diana tells her story in an efficient yet dramatic way, often with humour and always with skill and insight.

This is story of an indomitable spirit, seduced by the idea of a glamorous future, struggling with the legacy of her painful past.

From early memories of a father's cunning and cruel manipulation of a daughter/father relationship, to a tormented life of self-hate which leads to alcoholism and drugs, this story is profoundly moving.

Diana shares with the reader a life that is shocking and gut-wrenching, yet at the same time always sprinkled with humour.

It's also a story of survival that shows the hard road to recovery.' (From the publisher's website.)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Pluto Press , 2005 .
      Extent: vii, 347p.p.
      ISBN: 1864033444

Works about this Work

In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 September 2005; (p. 23)

— Review of Forgotten Hero : Richard Bourke Max Waugh , 2005 single work biography ; Falling Up Diana Jacqueline Scott , 2005 single work autobiography
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 September 2005; (p. 23)

— Review of Forgotten Hero : Richard Bourke Max Waugh , 2005 single work biography ; Falling Up Diana Jacqueline Scott , 2005 single work autobiography
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