The Obsidian Mirror: Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse - Softcover

Wisechild, Louise M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580050859 ISBN 13: 9781580050852

Publisher: Seal Press, 2003

Synopsis

Affirming and inspiring, The Obsidian Mirror explores the vivid and personal journey of an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Drawing on the power of creativity, Wisechild listens to and learns from her inner voices - the critical judge, the rebel, the scared and needy children of various ages - and uses evocative imagery to describe the emotional settings of her interior landscape. This is both a stirring testimony of one woman's passage from fear and grief to rage and resolve and a moving portrayal of a spiritual reawakening and reclamation of self.

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Review:

Louise Wisechild was one of the first writers to graphically depict her incest story and frame it as a journey of healing. Despite her frightening memories, you'll feel safe in the strength of Wisechild's narrative. Wisechild is as steady as they come, yet she's still sensitive and fully alive despite all that could have left her numbed and crippled. Statistics suggest that one-third of all women experienced some form of sexual abuse as children. As a model for collective healing and storytelling, The Obsidian Mirror remains one of the best literary companions available.

About the Author:

Louise Wisechild is the author of two memoirs The Obsidian Mirror and The Mother I Carry. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including The Sweet Breathing of Plants and A Woman Alone, and in publications including The Christian Science Monitor and the Seattle Times. She is currently working on a collection of travel writing. She lives in Vashon, Washington.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seal Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1580050859
• ISBN 13: 9781580050852
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 300