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by Sharon Rescuing Patty Hearst
Awesome, I can't believe there are others who have gone through and survived the madness put upon them by a parent, I understand. I wish I could talk to Virginia.
Rated of 5
by thoby155
Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman.
Just finished reading this and it was incredible!
I could relate to Gingie, having grown up in a family of 9 with my mother an undiagnosted manic depressive. The story of the author's life shows just how disruptive to a family mental illness can be.
I enjoyed the way the author switched from the present (2000) to her childhood memories.
Although you are left with the feeling things were worse, the author doesn't go into great desciptive detail. She is very respectful of her parents and and sister's privacy.
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