The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir
Autor Maude Julienen Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 dec 2018
For
readers
ofRoomandThe
Glass
Castle,
an
astonishing
memoir
of
one
woman
rising
above
an
unimaginable
childhood.
Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor--raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching, and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that would give her away if she moved). She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment.
But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbid as weak. And when, after more than a decade, an outsider managed to penetrate her family's paranoid world, Maude seized her opportunity.
By turns horrifying and magical,The Only Girl in the Worldis a story that will grip you from the first page and leave you spellbound, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.
Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor--raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching, and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that would give her away if she moved). She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment.
But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbid as weak. And when, after more than a decade, an outsider managed to penetrate her family's paranoid world, Maude seized her opportunity.
By turns horrifying and magical,The Only Girl in the Worldis a story that will grip you from the first page and leave you spellbound, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316466639
ISBN-10: 0316466638
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
ISBN-10: 0316466638
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
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Notă biografică
Maude
Julien
is
a
therapist
specializing
in
manipulation
and
psychological
control.
For
the
last
ten
years
she
has
been
doing
anthropological
research
on
the
consequences
of
acculturation
among
Australian
aborigines.
A
frequent
contributor
to
radio
and
television,
she
has
helped
hundreds
of
patients
since
1995.
She
lives
in
Paris.
Recenzii
"At
oncefascinating,
mystifying
and
distressing...The
story
takes
on
the
energy
of
athriller,
building
on
the
reader's
hectic
desire
for
[Julien's]
escape."—New
York
Times
Book
Review
"A harrowing yet achingly beautiful tale of a girlimprisoned by her brutal, fanatic family, but whose yearning for wonder andlove ultimately drives her toward the improbable light of theworld. . .The Only Girl in the Worldis a story of resilienceunlike any I have ever read."—Mira Bartók, author of the National Book Critics Circle Award Winner The Memory Palace
"In the hierarchy of traumatic memoir, Maude Julien has something to write home about. . .The OnlyGirl in the Worldis thehaunting story of a girl whose survivalist parents locked her away andsubjected her to 'training' starting at the age of three. But it is also proofthat love is in our nature regardless of our nurture."—Vanity Fair
"The author of this harrowing memoir describes a childhood trappedin her family's grand house on the outskirts of a small French town in thenineteen-sixties...Now working as a therapist specializing in cases ofpsychological manipulation, she tells her story with the unflinching clarity ofsomeone who is no longer ruled by her trauma."—The New Yorker
"One of the most original and compelling storiesI've read. Atale of hope and profound courage,The Only Girl in the Worldillustrates how trustingourselves and following our hearts can save us from the most oppressive andcruel conditions. Her brave spirit shines as a bright reminder that what lieswithin us is stronger and more powerful than our circumstances."—Ruth Wariner,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Sound of Gravel
"A living testimony of resilience... An account as gripping as it is inspiring."—Elle
"The year's most harrowing memoir...At times thebook, in form, resembles the beginnings of Emma Donoghue'sRoom, but this text is necessarily more graphic and frightening...Mymultiple audible gasps while working throughThe Only Girl in the Worldwere partly aresult of its author's ability to so artfully capture the meaning and depth ofher survival. You wonder how anyone who went through what she did could comeout functioning on the other side...ThatThe Only Girl in the Worldexists as itdoes is a most persuasive argument for Julien's remarkable willpower."—Entertainment Weekly
"A disturbing,engrossing memoir. . . A startling testament of survival."—Kirkus
"Chilling."—In Style
"This story is never maudlin-it is so absorbing that you have to remind yourself to breathe from time to time."—Le Point
"Aharrowing, gripping memoir of abuse and psychopathy...Julien approaches the pastwith fearless contemplation, veracity, and vivid portrayals of the brutality inher early life."—The AV Club
"A harrowing yet achingly beautiful tale of a girlimprisoned by her brutal, fanatic family, but whose yearning for wonder andlove ultimately drives her toward the improbable light of theworld. . .The Only Girl in the Worldis a story of resilienceunlike any I have ever read."—Mira Bartók, author of the National Book Critics Circle Award Winner The Memory Palace
"In the hierarchy of traumatic memoir, Maude Julien has something to write home about. . .The OnlyGirl in the Worldis thehaunting story of a girl whose survivalist parents locked her away andsubjected her to 'training' starting at the age of three. But it is also proofthat love is in our nature regardless of our nurture."—Vanity Fair
"The author of this harrowing memoir describes a childhood trappedin her family's grand house on the outskirts of a small French town in thenineteen-sixties...Now working as a therapist specializing in cases ofpsychological manipulation, she tells her story with the unflinching clarity ofsomeone who is no longer ruled by her trauma."—The New Yorker
"One of the most original and compelling storiesI've read. Atale of hope and profound courage,The Only Girl in the Worldillustrates how trustingourselves and following our hearts can save us from the most oppressive andcruel conditions. Her brave spirit shines as a bright reminder that what lieswithin us is stronger and more powerful than our circumstances."—Ruth Wariner,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Sound of Gravel
"A living testimony of resilience... An account as gripping as it is inspiring."—Elle
"The year's most harrowing memoir...At times thebook, in form, resembles the beginnings of Emma Donoghue'sRoom, but this text is necessarily more graphic and frightening...Mymultiple audible gasps while working throughThe Only Girl in the Worldwere partly aresult of its author's ability to so artfully capture the meaning and depth ofher survival. You wonder how anyone who went through what she did could comeout functioning on the other side...ThatThe Only Girl in the Worldexists as itdoes is a most persuasive argument for Julien's remarkable willpower."—Entertainment Weekly
"A disturbing,engrossing memoir. . . A startling testament of survival."—Kirkus
"Chilling."—In Style
"This story is never maudlin-it is so absorbing that you have to remind yourself to breathe from time to time."—Le Point
"Aharrowing, gripping memoir of abuse and psychopathy...Julien approaches the pastwith fearless contemplation, veracity, and vivid portrayals of the brutality inher early life."—The AV Club
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For readers of Damaged and Running with Scissors, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.
For readers of Damaged and Running with Scissors, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.