His Special Little Girl: Incest in a Christian Home

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Summary: her book is a loving gift to others
Review: How sad for this family what the author describes here, but how very healing for the reader. Rarely does the adult child of incest, because of the statute of limitations, get to see her abuser go to jail. The fact that her father continued to molest children both in and out of the home, and his subsequent arrest, was the catalyst for the opening up of wounds from the author's childhood and her having to reveal to her siblings what their father did to her when she was growing up. This forced all 6 of the adult kids to confront the terrible and ugly truth about a father they both feared and adored and set the whole family each on their own path to healing.

Rather than being an incredibly well-written story, it is more a documentation of the facts from childhood to adulthood, but this does not take away from the story of her family's attempts at healing in order to come to terms with their difficult childhoods. Indeed, one of the most powerful parts of book are the many letters and testimonials from the author's siblings that is included at the end of her story. What the author wants to share with others is what happened to her and how she and her family coped and are healing. This she does beautifully. And what a loving thing to expose her own pain so that others may find healing in this book. Thank you for your gift Ms. Rutherford.

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Summary: His Special Little Girl
Review: Jody Rutherfords book, "His Special Little Girl" was riveting! It drove home the aweful realization that incest in Christian Homes is a continueing tragedy. The book is full of the horror, disappointment and hurt long associated with the terrific crime of incest. Jody's candor will sicken you and then her belief in God, and the hope of the future will inspire you. The book took me to the lows and captured this aweful pain and dispair surrounding the authors life. Ms. Rutherford then reaches for the future and it's hope.

I cryed, laughed and rejoiced with the author. Ms. Rutherford put me in the middle of the scene, I felt as if I was there.

This is most certainly the most complete book written by an incest victim that I have ever read. Read in one setting. I simply couldn't put it down.

Anyone who has been a victim, knows a victim or wishes to gain powerful insight into the subject of incest needs to read this book and use it as a tremendous resorce.

Once you begin to read it you won't put it down.