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Winner, IP Rolling Picks 2013, Best Creative Non-Fiction. Deborah Kay teams up with award-winning social issues journalist Barry Levy to provide a courageous and compassionate account of what happened to her, and how she avoided being warped by her experiences, allowing, as she puts it, pockets of sunlight to shine through her. Sexual abuse of children is all too common in society today. Media reports focus on the crime and its consequences without offering constructive advice on how victims can come to terms with their past and transcend it. This is a book not only to read and reflect on but also to share. |
Adult Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction
Sawdust
Price range: $13.64 through $27.27
Deborah Kay teams up with award-winning social issues journalist Barry Levy to provide a courageous and compassionate account of what happened to her, and how she avoided being warped by her experiences, allowing, as she puts it, pockets of sunlight to shine through her.
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12 reviews for Sawdust
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IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“I have never read an account of childhood abuse that so perfectly renders the child’s emotional confusion and the ingenious psychic manoeuvres required to remain sane. Here is a narrative that resists the impulse to simplify complexity, choosing instead to depict both tragedy and triumph in heartbreaking detail.
I admire the life; I admire the book. I am deeply moved.”
– Richard Hoffman, author of Half the House: A Memoir
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“This brave and honest book allows us to see inside the mind of a child who had to work out the realities of life for herself, without the guidance and support of loving parents. Worse than no love, she endured a warped love that no-one should have to endure. Her raw and honest account is remarkable. I can’t find the words to describe how brave I believe the author is, nor how amazed I am that she has turned her experience into a life lesson for all of us. Her strength of spirit is truly inspirational. … A mind blowing insight into sexual abuse through the eyes of a child. This is a book that every parent and young adult should read.”
– Megan Scott
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“Compelling story. Beautifully written. Well done!”
– Anthony Shrock
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“This book is an excellent read – such a tough and terrible subject told with such optimism and hope. It helped me to understand how a young child normalises this situation. Deborah Kay is an amazing woman and so brave to tell her story. Her own children should be very proud of her. Well done!”
– Judy White
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“I found this story riveting (I nearly missed my station this morning). It is engrossing… By the end, I was so glad that she continued her story, right up to the present.”
– Angelique Oltvolgyi
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“It was a beautiful, sad and inspiring book … well done. I have a lump in my throat, tears and so much pride for you.”
– Nat
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“With all that has happened to you, you are still so positive. I hope I can recognize the light within all the darkness of my mind. You bring me hope.
I finished your book and it was a wonderful read. I couldn’t put it down, and then I had to force myself to put it down for a few days. Really had my emotions going crazy! You really made me want more.
Thank you for being so brave to share your story. You are an inspiration; I hope to be as content with myself as you are.”
– Tracey
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“This book is an essential read for all counsellors, psychologists and other professionals working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It provides a detailed and confronting account of the lived experience of relentless sexual abuse and the complex myriad of emotions, thoughts, perceptions and relationships that unfold through this violation. It sharply captures the challenges this poses to development and the triumph of resilience.”
– Ian Shochet, Professor of Clinical Psychology
Queensland University of Technology
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“It’s a courageous memoir on such an important, yet taboo issue as Child Sexual Abuse. I went to the launch on Saturday and read the book, cover to cover the next day.
Even when some pages made my stomach turn and had tears running down my face, I couldn’t put it down.
Please support Deborah in her quest to raise awareness about the issue, and the fact that perpetrators are sometimes much closer than we think possible, by reading her story and sharing it with others.”
– Irina Morrison, Writer
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“What a fantastic read – I struggled to put it down! I was shocked, horrified, astounded and at times deeply saddened at what my dear friend Deb had to endure from such a young age by the very people that were supposed to love and protect her unconditionally, from an already cruel world.
What a fighter, what a survivor she is! Typifies Deb’s amazingly positive attitude towards life and love.
I loved the book – it was extremely readable.”
– Candy Coombes
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“I was on an incredible roller coaster of emotions. How someone can go through so much and survive is one thing, but to be the incredible person they are is even more incredible. This book took me through some dark places but there was always light. I genuinely could not put it down and I am no big reader. I for one know this story will affect different people in different ways and it will also help those that have been is similar situations.”
– Sharon
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“You are truly amazing for what you have been through and how you have come out of that black hole. I’m sure this book will help so many people in so many different ways. I can’t comprehend or understand what you went through and how you survived and how you kept in contact with your family. You have been through something that is possibly worse than hell. I would not have known that you endured anything at all as you are always so bright, bubbly, warm, caring and super happy. I hope that writing this book has helped you heal in some ways. You are amazing, Deb!”
– Mel