Introduction -- A story for our time -- Beyond the recovered memory wars -- Choosing a story : making sense, finding evidence -- Making contact : knowledge and the inner child -- Life with the inner child -- Problems with the children -- The contradictory self -- Healing and growing up -- Compulsory sexuality? -- A role for the storytellers
Summary
Located within a burgeoning therapeutic/self-help culture this book explores stories of childhood sexual abuse, 'recovered memories' and multiple personalities, and explodes the myths surrounding women who, without memories, redefine themselves as victims
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index
