• Allan Levy (ed.), Focus on Child Abuse: Medical, Legal and Social Work Perspectives in Great Britain. Hawksmere Ltd, England, 1989

Contributions from a High Court judge, doctors, lawyers, social workers and the police. Includes the recommendations of the Cleveland Report in full.

• Louise De Salvo. Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work. Ballantine, 1989

Scholarly study of the impact of Woolf’s sexual abuse on her living and creativity.

• Louise Armstrong. Kiss Daddy Goodnight. Pocket Books, 1987.

The speakout on father-daughter incest which challenges society on its continual.

• Sylvia Fraser. My Father’s House. Virago, Press, London, 1989.

A beautifully written memoir by this Canadian journalist who for the better part of her life had no recollection of her father’s sexual relationship with her as a child. Yet some connection always remained—pain, terror, and guilt were never far beneath the surface. A heart-wrenching and ultimately healing story.

• Ellen Bass and Laura Davis. Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. HarperCollins, New York, 1993.

Easy-to-read introduction to the healing process based on their The Courage to Heal.

• Sue Blume. Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and Its After Effects in Women. John Wiley, New York, 1990.

Clearly describes the long-term effects of incest to help survivors discover that their experiences and reactions make sense.

• Patrick Gannon. Soul Survivors: A New Beginning for Adults Abused as Children. Prentice Hall, 1989.

A guide which deals with all types of abuse for both women and men. Includes sections for partners and one on parenting.

• Patricia Love. The Emotional Incest Syndrome. Bantam, 1990.

What to do when a parent’s love rules your life.

• Kathy Evert and Inie Bijerk. When You’re Ready: Sexual Abuse by a Mother. Launch Press, California, 1988.

A woman’s story as she is molested by her mother.

• Kathryn Harrison. Thicker Than Water. Random House, 1991.

An account of a girl molested by her mother and raped by her father. Disturbing details.

• Linda Gray Sexton. Mirror Image. Doubleday, 1985.

Centres on the healing of a teenage victim of mother-daughter incest.

• Kathleen Fleming. Lovers in the Present Afternoon. Naiad Press, Florida, 1984.

Lesbian book deals with incest by a brother.

• Vernon Wiehe. Sibling Abuse: Hidden Physical, Emotional and Sexual Trauma. Free Press, New York, 1990.

Addresses this often overlooked and minimized abuse.

• The Troops for Truddi Chase. When Rabbit Howls. Dutton, 1987.

Truddi Chase first developed multiple personalities when her stepfather raped her at age two. Written by her numerous selves during therapy, this book shows how the mind copes with the horror of sexual abuse.

• Richard Berendzen. Come Here: A Man Overcomes the Tragic Aftermath of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Villard Books, 1993.

This astronomer—who repressed memory of abuse for fifty years—tells his story at the hands of his mother.

• Mic Hunter. Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse. Fawcett Books, 1990.

Healing for the man molested as a child.

• Rik Isensee. Growing up Gay in a Dysfunctional Family. Prentice Hall, 1991.

Guide for gay men reclaiming their lives after being abused at home as children. Offers specific suggestions for working through problems involved.