I haven't visited this site for awhile and I see there are no new responses. I had hoped that people who had been victimized would speak up and share their feelings but that is not easily done. They are still victims of the hidden sin, afraid to speak out.
If you are discovering this site, please check the links to other information sites that have been provided. I'm not sure where this issue stands at present as far as what I can do to help. If you feel you would like to contact me and talk about it, please visit my website http://www.jeanboggio.com and use the contact page. If you leave me your email address, I will get back to you.
Jean
Monday, June 9, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"STOLEN FIELDS" MAKES COVER OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The debut book of author Jean Boggio was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of several to be shown on the cover of its February 25th issue. The magazine is the most prestigious in the publishing trade and circulates to all the major book sellers and libraries. This issue spotlights the titles of independent publishers.
STOLEN FIELDS: A Story of Eminent Domain and the Death of the American Dream, Boggio's memoir, is also Colerith Press's first published title. The fledgling company plans to continue to publish in the memoir genre, focusing on life stories and family issues. New authors are being sought for consideration. At present, at least one additional title is on the drawing board for fall publication.
STOLEN FIELDS lists for $15.95. ISBN: 978-0-9799330-4-2. Publication date June 1, 2008. It will soon be available for pre-order online through www.colerithpress.com or www.jeanboggio.com and is currently available for pre-order through Amazon.com. Hopefully it will also be available through Baker & Taylor in the near future.
STOLEN FIELDS: A Story of Eminent Domain and the Death of the American Dream, Boggio's memoir, is also Colerith Press's first published title. The fledgling company plans to continue to publish in the memoir genre, focusing on life stories and family issues. New authors are being sought for consideration. At present, at least one additional title is on the drawing board for fall publication.
STOLEN FIELDS lists for $15.95. ISBN: 978-0-9799330-4-2. Publication date June 1, 2008. It will soon be available for pre-order online through www.colerithpress.com or www.jeanboggio.com and is currently available for pre-order through Amazon.com. Hopefully it will also be available through Baker & Taylor in the near future.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Links for Victims
Below are two links that I found to websites that give advice or tell the stories of victims of incest. The first gives advice to children and teens.
http://www.coolnurse.com
The second is an extensive research work that covers the experiences of victims.
http://www.jimhopper.com
I hope these sites will be helpful.
Jean
http://www.coolnurse.com
The second is an extensive research work that covers the experiences of victims.
http://www.jimhopper.com
I hope these sites will be helpful.
Jean
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Book suggestion -- resource
I am reading a wonderful book, When Rabbit Howls, written by a courageous woman, Truddi Chase -- actually by a group known as The Troops. The Troops were most of the 91 personalities that came into being to watch over and protect the two-year-old Truddi from the sexual attentions of her stepfather that included penetration.
The personality that was Truddi's chief face to the world gave permission for filming and taping over the four years of therapy, and most of the other personalities worked together to record and write the story as it developed. In the end they rejected integration and chose to maintain their individuality, but they continued to work together with an awareness of each other and their unique roles in Truddi's life. The book tells of Truddi's deliverance from hell. It is a must-read for anyone who has experienced incest as a child, or family and friends of such victims.
The book is available on www.amazon.com
Jean
The personality that was Truddi's chief face to the world gave permission for filming and taping over the four years of therapy, and most of the other personalities worked together to record and write the story as it developed. In the end they rejected integration and chose to maintain their individuality, but they continued to work together with an awareness of each other and their unique roles in Truddi's life. The book tells of Truddi's deliverance from hell. It is a must-read for anyone who has experienced incest as a child, or family and friends of such victims.
The book is available on www.amazon.com
Jean
Monday, December 31, 2007
STOLEN FIELDS: A Story of Eminent Domain and the Death of the American Dream
Welcome to my new blog! I'm a first-time blogger so it might take me some time to get the hang of it. Anyway, I'll be glad to hear from all of you who are waiting for the publication of STOLEN FIELDS. Last Friday for the first time, I held an actual book in my hands. It was only the galley copy, but the inside was beautiful! Can't wait to get the finished version.
While there is much humor in the book, along with the sad tale of the loss of the family farm, there are underlying issues that came to light. When my cousin was a little girl, our grandfather started offering her money for little favors -- a quarter at first, then fifty cents, and so on. The child drew the line when his offer reached a dollar, and she told her parents. I hadn't believed my sister when she told me he grabbed her when she was a teen-ager and she screamed and escaped. I asked her about it again when my cousin told me her story and my sister elaborated to tell me that when she told our mother, Mom told her that as a teenager she had been warned away from him by her mother because of something concerning my aunt.
Other cousins began searching their memories for indications of this behavior. One remembered Grandma always shrugging Grandpa off when he tried to show affection to her. Yet another cousin didn't have any memories about Grandpa's behavior, but her father, Grandpa's eldest son, went after his granddaughters and was finally told by his eldest daughter, once she learned of it, that he had better stop or she would put him away.
For the last few years I have been working as a psychiatric nurse, and I see many patients who are living with the memory of similar attacks by a family member -- and it's not limited to girls. I had not realized it was still such a widespread problem, and might have thought, like another cousin, a psychologist, it was just something men did in those days.
Well, they still do it today, and when it's in the family, it still goes on unchecked. Family members keep quiet about it, thinking they are protecting the victim and the family structure. Actually, the opposite is true. The victims are left with strong feelings of guilt and damaged self-esteem at best. At worst, the damage is much deeper. Family structure is corrupted.
In order to bring this practice out into the light, I would like to write about it to build public awareness and to make families aware that they must speak out and end this chain -- because it does carry down as it did with my uncle.
I offer a forum for people to give their opinions, share their experiences if they will, and find validation that they are not alone. If you don't want to share publicly, please contact me through the Contact page on my website at www.jeanboggio.com Strictest confidence will be held, and nothing will be written without express permission.
Jean
While there is much humor in the book, along with the sad tale of the loss of the family farm, there are underlying issues that came to light. When my cousin was a little girl, our grandfather started offering her money for little favors -- a quarter at first, then fifty cents, and so on. The child drew the line when his offer reached a dollar, and she told her parents. I hadn't believed my sister when she told me he grabbed her when she was a teen-ager and she screamed and escaped. I asked her about it again when my cousin told me her story and my sister elaborated to tell me that when she told our mother, Mom told her that as a teenager she had been warned away from him by her mother because of something concerning my aunt.
Other cousins began searching their memories for indications of this behavior. One remembered Grandma always shrugging Grandpa off when he tried to show affection to her. Yet another cousin didn't have any memories about Grandpa's behavior, but her father, Grandpa's eldest son, went after his granddaughters and was finally told by his eldest daughter, once she learned of it, that he had better stop or she would put him away.
For the last few years I have been working as a psychiatric nurse, and I see many patients who are living with the memory of similar attacks by a family member -- and it's not limited to girls. I had not realized it was still such a widespread problem, and might have thought, like another cousin, a psychologist, it was just something men did in those days.
Well, they still do it today, and when it's in the family, it still goes on unchecked. Family members keep quiet about it, thinking they are protecting the victim and the family structure. Actually, the opposite is true. The victims are left with strong feelings of guilt and damaged self-esteem at best. At worst, the damage is much deeper. Family structure is corrupted.
In order to bring this practice out into the light, I would like to write about it to build public awareness and to make families aware that they must speak out and end this chain -- because it does carry down as it did with my uncle.
I offer a forum for people to give their opinions, share their experiences if they will, and find validation that they are not alone. If you don't want to share publicly, please contact me through the Contact page on my website at www.jeanboggio.com Strictest confidence will be held, and nothing will be written without express permission.
Jean
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