Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation

By Susan Forward, Craig Faustus Buck, Craig Buck

Book Overview

A revised edition of the author's classic study on the traumatic effects of incest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014011002X
• ISBN13: 9780140110029
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

From the Publisher

"Incest was once called the ultimate taboo. Today we realize that it is a reality with which millions cope on a daily basis. In this insightful and sensitive book, Dr. Susan Forward, bestselling author of Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them and renowned expert on sexual abuse and addictive relationships, uses twenty-five case histories--including father and daughter, mother and son, siblings, grandfather and granddaughter, mother and daughter, and father and son-to explore the traumatic effects of incest and to analyze its causes and consequences on every member of a family. In Betrayal of Innocence, Forward shows that the public's new awareness of the problem and increased availability of treatment can be of enormous benefit to victims and their families. By breaking the silence that has always surrounded this devastating subject, Betrayal of Innocence offers practical help and comfort to the survivors of child abuse and to those who love, live, or work with them."

Betrayal of Innocence : Incest and Its Devastation

This book is very well written and helped me through a tough period in my life when I read it in the 80's. I had been having flashbacks and decided to see if I could figure out what was going on. It provided me with a blueprint and a course of action, which helped me find myself and do something about what had happened to me. I would recommend this book to any victims of childhood sexual abuse.

best book on the subject

This is a good starting place for anyone wishing to research the subject of incest. It's concise, well-written, compassionate, insightful, and full of information. Even though it's been in print for 20 years, it's up to date and still the best book available.