The Laid Daughter: A True Story

By Helen Bonner

This is the true story of a woman writer and college professor who finally traces chronic difficulties in her love-life to early sexual abuse. With only journal entries, nightmares, and recovered... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884178235
• ISBN13: 9781884178238
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Kairos Center
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A True Story

It took a lot of courage for Helen Bonner to write this book! The story is at times difficult to read because of the topic and the events the author is revealing. The writing is superb. The story will keep your attention and remain in your memory for a long time. Abused by her father at an early age, a member of a dysfunctional family, Helen has persevered in life becoming an extremely effective professor, speaker, and courageous role model for women who have been forced to walk the path of life she reveals in this book. This book should not be overlooked by anyone in modern society.

an undiscovered gem in social literature

I have seen this title often but there are so many books about childhood incest, that I made the mistake of failing to look closer. The writing style of Helen Bonner is insightful, yet slightly detached as she tells of recovered memories surfacing as she taught literature as a college professor. Bonner veils her painful recollections within the stories of literature and her world as a professor, becoming angered at the mores of the past and present social structure that can allow a woman's worth to go unnoticed...then as the story unfolds like a mystery, Bonner addresses the real dragons in her life, the painful truth about her incestuous past and her recovery. The tone of the book is intellectual, mentally stimulating and emotionally engaging. This is a profound book, for both victims and anyone who appreciates good literature.

Bonner stilled my fear of reading this book.

I was sort of afraid to read this book - was afraid the incest story would be too hard to look at head on. Before I started, I decided I would stop if I wanted to. I never stopped. Bonner's way with words always made me feel safe. I knew as I read that things would work out - that I would be left with hope instead of despair. "Things working out" doesn't mean that the pain did not happen, but that Bonner found a way through it to a peaceful life. I am heartened by this book.