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"Her narrative is spare and stark, written in present tense that perfectly conveys how her experience happened 'out of time as well as out of place'....The reader's defense to this onslaught can only be to try to understand. And Ms. Harrison, while not analytical, spins a complex web of clues....What remains inexplicable is how Ms. Harrison survived not only incest but also rejection by both her parents as a young child....How, given such a history, could she have become an academic star, a successful novelist and wife and mother?...In the end, the mystery of her healthy survival remains a flaw in her memoir.Harrison, Kathryn is the author of 'Kiss', published 1998 under ISBN 9780380731473 and ISBN 0380731479.
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