A review by discarded_dust_jacket
Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Wow. Just… wow. It feels weird to “review” someone’s account of their life. This is a deeply gut-wrenching and emotional read, but it’s also full of hope and tenderness and reconciliation.
Ford’s experiences speak powerfully about being a young woman, growing into a body you’re made to feel is wrong or dirty simply for how others react to it; about the disassociation from and turbulent relationship with that body after sexual assault; about desperately seeking the love and approval of an absent parent; and about so many other things—family, forgiveness, identity. This is such a compelling story in so many ways.
Ford’s experiences speak powerfully about being a young woman, growing into a body you’re made to feel is wrong or dirty simply for how others react to it; about the disassociation from and turbulent relationship with that body after sexual assault; about desperately seeking the love and approval of an absent parent; and about so many other things—family, forgiveness, identity. This is such a compelling story in so many ways.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia