The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y11MMSM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 455 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"a fascinating and inspirational read." according to Cloggie Downunder. “My father finds laughter extremely irritating. He sees it as a waste of energy, proof of a total lack of control. Smiling finds no favour in his eyes either. ‘Do you want to be the village idiot?’ he asks if he catches me gazing up at the sky with a smile on my face. ‘Only halfwits smile. Your face must be serious and expressionless in order to confuse your adversaries. Never reveal anything’”The Only Girl In The World is a memoir by French psychotherapist, Maude Julien, in collaboration with French journalist, Ursula Gauthier. When she was three ye. love it! i like to wear this when the winters come.
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. For readers of Room and The Glass Castle, a memoir to be read in one breathless sitting that will leave you astonished by the courage and creative power of even the most neglected soul. 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). And when, after more than a decade, an outsider managed to penetrate her family's paranoid world, Maude seized her opportunity. 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. 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 chil
"A living testimony of resilience An account as gripping as it is inspiring."Elle"This is not the umpteenth book about a miraculously saved victim. It is much more, and much betterOne of the most fascinating things about this memoir is the extraordinary resistance Maude developed her ability to create a world for herself."Le Journal du Dimanche"This story is never maudlin-it is so absorbing that you have to remind yourself to breathe from time to time."Le Point"The power of this memoir lies in its ability to depict without judging -- Julien never laments her situation, instead letting the facts speak for themselves."Libération
. Maude Julien is a therapist specializing in manipulation and psychological control. A frequent contributor to radio and television, she has helped hundreds of patients since 1995. For the last ten years she has been doing anthropological research on the consequences of acculturation among Australian aborigines. She lives in Paris