Sawdust ... when the dust has settled

by Deborah Kay, Barry Levy

Overview

Sexual abuse of children is all too common in society today. Media reports focus on the crime and its consequences without offering constructive advice on how victims can come to terms with their past and transcend it.
Here, Deborah Kay teams up with award-winning social issues journalist Barry Levy to provide a courageous and compassionate account of what happened to her, and how she avoided being warped by her experiences, allowing, as she puts it, pockets of sunlight to shine through her.
This is a book not only to read and reflect on but also to share.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148443865
Publisher:	IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd)
Publication date:	06/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Deborah Kay has three adult children and three grandchildren, and has made it a lifelong goal to be vigilant over their safety. Although she grew up in a quiet rural setting in Central Queensland, she has travelled widely through Australia and overseas, including living in Malaysia for three years, which has broadened her appreciation of different cultures.
Currently Deborah works with children as a teacher aide in Ipswich. Having now told her story in print, Deborah is keen to talk publicly on child sex abuse and do what she can to impact positively and highlight the issue.
As she puts it: ‘I am no longer silent ... I now have the freedom to speak out for the sanctity of childhood’.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is an essential read for all counsellors, psychologists and other professionals working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It provides a detailed and confronting account of the lived experience of relentless sexual abuse and the complex myriad of emotions, thoughts, perceptions and relationships that unfold through this violation. It sharply captures the challenges this poses to development and the triumph of resilience."

Professor of Clinical Psychology, QUT - Ian Shochet

"I have never read an account of childhood abuse that so perfectly renders the child's emotional confusion and the ingenious psychic manoeuvres required to remain sane. Here is a narrative that resists the impulse to simplify complexity, choosing instead to depict both tragedy and triumph in heartbreaking detail.
I admire the life; I admire the book. I am deeply moved."

Author of Half the House: A Memoir - Richard Hoffman