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Only Girl in the World : A Memoir by Maude Julien (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-10031646662X
ISBN-139780316466622
eBay Product ID (ePID)5038290795
Product Key Features
Book TitleOnly Girl in the World : a Memoir
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicWomen, Parenting / Fatherhood, Cultural Heritage, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Personal Memoirs, Abuse / Child Abuse, General, Psychopathology / Personality Disorders, Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd)
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
AuthorMaude Julien
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-934593
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"A harrowing yet achingly beautiful tale of a girlimprisoned by her brutal, fanatic family, but whose yearning for wonder andlove ultimately drives her toward the improbable light of theworld. . . The Only Girl in the World is a story of resilienceunlike any I have ever read."-- Mira Bartók, author of the National Book Critics Circle Award Winner The Memory Palace
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal362.76092 B
SynopsisAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH. For readers of Room and The Glass Castle , an astonishing memoir of one woman rising above an unimaginable childhood. Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor--raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching, and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that would give her away if she moved). She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment. But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbid as weak. And when, after more than a decade, an outsider managed to penetrate her family's paranoid world, Maude seized her opportunity. By turns horrifying and magical, The Only Girl in the World is a story that will grip you from the first page and leave you spellbound, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape., An Amazon Best Book of the Month: For readers of Room and The Glass Castle , an astonishing memoir of one woman rising above an unimaginable childhood. Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor -- raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching, and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that would give her away if she moved). She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment. But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbid as weak. And when, after more than a decade, an outsider managed to penetrate her family's paranoid world, Maude seized her opportunity. By turns horrifying and magical, The Only Girl in the World is a story that will grip you from the first page and leave you spellbound, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.
LC Classification NumberHV6626.54.F8J8513
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- 20 Feb, 2019
Memoir of the childhood of Maude Julien.
Based on the memoir of Maude Julien. It was quite a fascinating story, sad and troubling. She is abused by her parents and literally kept in isolation during her childhood. If you are troubled by abuse you may not want to read this. It does end positively, so that helped.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Jan, 2020
captivating title
This book was given as a gift. My daughter-in-law loved the book and would recommend it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Jan, 2020
The only girl in the World
Awesome book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
