heartfortruth
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Hi all....I purchased the audio version and listened to it on a trip a couple of months ago. I was surprised at her very soothing and calm tone. I'm sure she probably did a lot of stops and starts, but it was almost as if she tried to get the reader through the hard parts all the while assuring them she was ok. She'd bring you back to the present now and then to relieve the pressure of the moment. I knew about the story and I watched her interviews, but after listening to Jaycee tell her story, I just fell in love with her, what a strong, beautiful young woman.
The sexual aspect is of the story is a very small part of her book and it's all in the beginning - for the most part her's is a story of survival and adapting to her situation by living in the moment and finding joy, yes joy, in small things. She talks about being a young mother and needing a break from her children sometimes....she remained creative and even helped Garrido find a smidgen of success in a business venture that, imo, would probably have been a miserable failure otherwise.
I think her book is important to read in order to understand why children of abusive parents still love their abusers, and why women in abusive relationships sometimes stay.
Thanks. Your post puts me one step closer to taking a deep breath , "girding up my loins" and deciding to read her story.