Book
Love SickSue William Silverman

Love Sick

2001288 pages
No counted ratings yet
5 editions
Nonfiction

Track this book

You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
Sign in
Add to list

About

"In this powerful, often lyrical memoir, a woman learns to value herself - as a whole person rather than as a sexual object. Recounting her past experiences as part of her journey toward recovery, Sue William Silverman explores her skewed belief that sex is love, a belief that began with her father's sexual abuse from her early childhood into adolescence.". "She tells of college years in Boston, an early marriage in Galveston, and a roller-coaster life of sex and self-destructive behavior. Finally, addicted to danger itself, she hits bottom emotionally and spiritually. At this point, with the…

More by Sue William Silverman

All books

More like this

Reviews

Rating integrity

Healthy
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.

Editions

5 editions
  • Other · English · 2012
    Ebury Publishing · 9781448117222
  • Other · English · 2012
    Penguin Random House · 304 pages · 9780091947101
  • Other · English · 2008
    Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 272 pages · 9780393077674
  • Other · English · 2001
    W. W. Norton & Company · 288 pages · 9780393019575
  • Other · English
    W W Norton & Co Inc · 9780393333008
Sex addictionCase studiesSex addictsBiographyWomen, psychologyAdult child sexual abuse victimsWomen, united states, biographyTwelve-step programs