"The Kiss" by Kathryn Harrison
Published April 2011, 256 pages (paperback)
Read: September 2012
A very disturbing book in its taboo subject matter (father/daughter
incest), "The Kiss" is an incredibly honest and well-written memoir. As a
therapist reading such a sad, dysfunctional narrative, I couldn't help
but feel a sense of deju vu....the narrative of "The Kiss" paralleling
those of similar stories I've heard within the office walls of client
sessions over the years. Tragic that this (incest) happens more than
society is aware. Power, control, and shame are a potent formula for
instilling secrecy in the trauma survivor. Finding the words to express
the unspeakable to anyone is daunting enough, whether telling a trusted
family member, friend, or even a therapist. Kathryn Harrison goes above
and beyond, blowing the reader out of the water with her courage to make
a traumatic experience public knowledge....and in the process conveying
both a sense of hope and resiliency for incest survivors everywhere.
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