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'A gripping autobiographical account of two years spent in psychotherapy to deal with childhood sexual abuse, this uplifting story is written in two parts: as a dialogue between the patient and her psychiatrist and as a conversation with her mother and sister. The emotions accompanying the narrator's prolonged sexual abuse as a child by her mother’s sexual partners slowly unravel and it becomes clear that her mother was aware of the abuse but failed to protect her daughter. Initially a naive, overwhelmed, and confused child, unable to keep a job or develop relationships, the author eventually grows into a clear-thinking adult, aware of her past and capable of understanding its psychological implications.' (Publisher's description)
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Told in the form of a dialogue between Drake and her psychiatrist.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Book Briefs
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 January 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of An Uncommon Dialogue 2005 single work autobiography -
Cover Notes
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 January 2006; (p. 16)
— Review of An Uncommon Dialogue 2005 single work autobiography ; Original Face 2005 single work novel -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 December 2005; (p. 27)
— Review of An Uncommon Dialogue 2005 single work autobiography ; Sympathy for the Devil : Confessions of a Crooked Cop 2005 single work autobiography
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In Short : Non-Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 December 2005; (p. 27)
— Review of An Uncommon Dialogue 2005 single work autobiography ; Sympathy for the Devil : Confessions of a Crooked Cop 2005 single work autobiography -
Cover Notes
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 January 2006; (p. 16)
— Review of An Uncommon Dialogue 2005 single work autobiography ; Original Face 2005 single work novel -
Book Briefs
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 January 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of An Uncommon Dialogue 2005 single work autobiography
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita May Dobbie Award
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cIreland,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- ca. 1958-2005
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