Wounds of the Father, Elizabeth Garrison
Wounds of the Father, Elizabeth Garrison
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Wounds of the Father
A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption

Author: Elizabeth Garrison

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/20/2018


Synopsis

In the bestselling tradition of Smashed and The Glass Castle, this raw, eye-opening memoir tells the powerful story of Elizabeth Garrison's fractured childhood, descent into teenage drug addiction, and struggle to overcome nearly insurmountable odds. Elizabeth invites the listener behind the closed doors of a picture-perfect Christian family to reveal a dark, hidden world of child abuse, domestic violence, and chilling family secrets all performed in the name of God under the tyrannical rule of her father. Like countless teenage girls, Elizabeth turns to drugs and alcohol to escape. With smack-you-in-the-face honesty, Elizabeth chronicles the dark realities and real-life horrors of teenage drug abuse, living on the streets, foster homes, and treatment centers. She paints an unsparing portrait of scratching and clawing her way out of the grips of child abuse, addiction, and betrayal to find the strength within herself to save her own life.

Contains mature themes.

About Elizabeth Garrison

Elizabeth Garrison is the bestselling author of Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption. She is a clinical psychologist who works as a leading researcher in child abuse. Her research focuses on the effects of child abuse and developing interventions to help children recover. In addition, her work on parenting has been featured on Dr. Phil, HuffPost Live, and Today Parents.


Reviews

The true story of Elizabeth Garrison's early childhood abuse, and family domestic violence perpetrated in the name of God.. which led to teenage drug abuse and drinking.......more

Goodreads review by Dawn

This was very well written, very raw and brave book. I read memoirs quite often and i think this one is one of the better written ones I have read. Sometimes, when people write of their lives, it feels as if the author is just simply recounting everything that's happened in their lives and sometimes......more

Reviewed by Sharon Thérèse I started this book with trepidation as not only is it a genre which I have never read about, but up until now, it is also a subject frivolously ignored by me. This sounds very flippant; however, I am sure the majority of parents and young adults who will hopefully read......more

Goodreads review by Adam

This was a heavy book to read. What the author went through is heartbreaking. I was intrigued by the “redemption” aspect of this book, but somewhat disappointed that it never really got there until the last page. I would’ve liked to hear more of the positive aspects of her recovery. This book does a......more