Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home

Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home

A powerful, haunting memoir about one womanâ€™s childhood of abuse and her harrowing decision to leave it all behind that redefines our understanding of estrangement and the ability to triumph over adversity.

To outsiders, Jessica Berger Grossâ€™s childhoodâ€”growing up in a â€œniceâ€ Jewish family in middle class Long Islandâ€”seemed as wholesomely American as any other. But behind closed doors, Jessica suffered years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her father, whose mood would veer unexpectedly from loving to violent.

At the age of twenty-eight, still reeling from the trauma but emotionally dependent on her dysfunctional family, Jessica made the anguished decision to cut ties with them entirely. Years later, living in Maine with a loving husband and young son, having finally found happiness, Jessica is convinced the decision saved her life.

In her powerful memoir reminiscent of Jeannette Wallsâ€™s bestseller The Glass Castle, Jessica breaks through common social taboos and bravely recounts the painful, self-defeating ways in which she internalized her abusive childhood, how she came to the monumental decision to break free from her family, and how she endured the difficult road that followed. Ultimately, by extracting herself from the damaging patterns and relationships of the past, Jessica has managed to carve an inspiring path to happinessâ€”one she has created on her own terms. Her story, told here in a careful, unflinching, and forthright way, completely reframes how we think about family and the past.
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
IsAdultProduct 1
ReleaseDate 2017-07-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501101601

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Hardcover
IsAdultProduct	1
ReleaseDate	2017-07-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501101601

Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home

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