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LocationOakland
Call NoBIOGRAPHY LEEB
TitleSuch a Pretty Picture / Andrea Leeb
AuthorLeeb, Andrea
Barcode47660111115321
CollectionNF Biography
SummaryAndrea is four and a half the first time her father, David, gives her a bath. Although she is young, she knows there is something strange about the way he is touching her. When her mother, Marlene, walks in to check on them, she howls and crumples to the floor—and when she opens her eyes, she is blind. Marlene’s hysterical blindness lasts for weeks, but her willful blindness lasts decades. The abuse continues, and Andrea spends a childhood living with a secret she can’t tell and a shame she is too afraid to name. Despite it, she survives. She builds a life and tells herself she is fine. But at age thirty-three, an unwanted grope on a New York City subway triggers her past. Suddenly unable to remember how to forget, Andrea is forced to confront her past—and finally begin to heal. This brave debut offers honest insight into a survivor’s journey. Readers will feel Andrea’s pain, her fear, and her shame—yet they will also feel her hope. And like Andrea, they will come to understand an important truth: though healing is complicated, it is possible to find joy and even grace in the wake of the most profound betrayals.
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781647429942 17.99
Personal Name Leeb, Andrea
Title Statement Such a Pretty Picture / Andrea Leeb
Imprint Brooklyn, NY : She Writes Press 2025
Physical Description 263 p. softcover 22 cm.
Summary, Etc. Andrea is four and a half the first time her father, David, gives her a bath. Although she is young, she knows there is something strange about the way he is touching her. When her mother, Marlene, walks in to check on them, she howls and crumples to the floor—and when she opens her eyes, she is blind. Marlene’s hysterical blindness lasts for weeks, but her willful blindness lasts decades. The abuse continues, and Andrea spends a childhood living with a secret she can’t tell and a shame she is too afraid to name. Despite it, she survives. She builds a life and tells herself she is fine. But at age thirty-three, an unwanted grope on a New York City subway triggers her past. Suddenly unable to remember how to forget, Andrea is forced to confront her past—and finally begin to heal. This brave debut offers honest insight into a survivor’s journey. Readers will feel Andrea’s pain, her fear, and her shame—yet they will also feel her hope. And like Andrea, they will come to understand an important truth: though healing is complicated, it is possible to find joy and even grace in the wake of the most profound betrayals.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Child abuse Family & relationships.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Dysfunctional families Family & relationships.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Women Biography & autobiography
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Child abuse victims. Family & relationships.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Adult survivors of child abuse Family & relationships.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Abuse Family & relationships.