When a disturbed young woman with multiple personalities enters treatment with a caring psychiatrist, she relives a chaotic early life filled with hate, abuse and murder. This incredible true story begins on a tobacco farm in South Carolina. Jean Small's abusive father is lying sprawled on his bed. He looks as if he is sleeping off one of his drunken stupors, but he isn't. This time, he's dead.
This was a short, brutal, but ultimately pretty uplifting read. A real testament to the power of simply facing reality to make your life better. Some realities, of course, are easier to face than others and this book will remind readers of that, too. Well worth a look if you are interested in mental health, true crime and the effects of those crimes on the survivors.