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