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I just read a great book "Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl" by Stacey Pershall. It's a memoir of a girl who grew up in Arkansas with an eating disorder and was eventually diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. She then came into her own as an alternative type. Her writing is hilarious when it wants to be and very moving. Big thumbs up! I want to be friends with her (always the mark of a great book for me).
I'm also reading Jaycee Duggard's memoir "a stolen life." It's beyond upsetting. I had nightmares about it last night. It's very well-written, also very graphic, and Jaycee is beyond likable. Jaycee has the spirit of a survivor, and that's what gets the reader through the book (at least for me). Some of the proceeds from the book go to her foundation for helping others in traumatic situations. Jaycee was an amazing girl, and now is an amazing woman.
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