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Daddy's Girl
Emancipated long before anybody had heard of it, she escaped her family to save [her] life. The life that is recounted in Daddy's Girl is harrowing, yet the memoir is distinguished by Allen's heroic efforts to rescue and support herself, by herself. This memoir emphasizes - in addition to a commitment not to live life as a "walking wound" - the power of language.
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Paperback, 1 page
Published
January 1st 1982
by Berkley
(first published 1980)
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Normally I like Charlotte Vale Allen's books. Even though the subject of this book is parental sexual, physical, and mental abuse (so "like" isn't exactly the word I'd use to describe it), Vale's writing is what has always drawn me into her stories. That didn't happen with [Daddy's Girl:]. I think the reason for that is because the book just doesn't have much credibility.
It has to be very difficult to write about the horrendous abusive situations Charlotte Vale Allen describes since she claims t...more
It has to be very difficult to write about the horrendous abusive situations Charlotte Vale Allen describes since she claims t...more
Subjects that have been part of our domestic world since the beginning of time have only recently been exposed in the media. Part of this media is literature. Daddy’s Girl by Charlotte Vale Allen is a story based on autobiographical truths and far surpasses that produced by a mere active imagination. Daddy’s Girl was published in 1980 when the subject of incest was still cloaked in the closet of unspeakable subjects.
The book is rather chaotically written (starting in the past and jumping in tim...more
The book is rather chaotically written (starting in the past and jumping in tim...more
Jan 30, 2010
Sharon Jackson
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I believe I have read all of Charlotte Vale Allen's books, most of them I read back in the 1980's and 1990's. This book is her memoir about surviving an abusive childhood. Her books are very honest and well written, and stay with you long after you have read them.
The true and harrowing story of Ms. Allen's life of incest. Betrayed by her own father who told her to "keep the secret". The suffering and sadness her father placed upon her is totally unforgivable!
A great amount of courage and honesty on Ms. Allen's part for writing her true story is applauded for bringing to lite an all too often tragedy in our society.
A great amount of courage and honesty on Ms. Allen's part for writing her true story is applauded for bringing to lite an all too often tragedy in our society.
Awful man this father. A must read if you are a fan of this sort of story.
Very well written. Explored more of the emotions and after effects than the acts themselves, which was less disturbing, but just disturbing enough.
I am not sure how I came across this book, but I found an autographed copy at a bookstore many many years ago. I have read it and it breaks my heart to read anything that has to do with child abuse. It is good to be aware that not all is as it should be and makes me grateful for the great life I do have with my family and children.
Jun 23, 2009
*•.♥.•*Sabrina Rutter*•.♥.•*
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This book was one long thought with a bunch of "click, click". I would have enjoyed the book a little more if it she didn't keep saying "click, click". Oh that was so annoying!
This is not one of my favorites.
This is not one of my favorites.
A great book of someone's sad story and how she became a survivor of sexual abuse. It was heart breaking and hard to read at times but worth reading!
This must be a reprint of a book that I read back in 1983 while working as a Child Protective Service Worker.
I really felt the story deeply. A sad and very real tale of this woman's life.
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Charlotte Vale-Allen was born in Toronto and lived in England from 1961 to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer and in cabaret revues until she emigrated to the United States in 1966.
Shortly after her marriage to Walter Allen in 1970 she began writing and sold her first novel Love Life in 1974. Prior to this book's public...more
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Shortly after her marriage to Walter Allen in 1970 she began writing and sold her first novel Love Life in 1974. Prior to this book's public...more
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