I haven't read the book, but I'm passing this info on:
from Donald D'Haene
As I was a former Witness as well, you might find my book interesting...Father's Touch: A Survivor's Memoir of Sexual Abuse & Faith
Father's Touch is an extraordinary book. I have read many impressive memoirs by survivors of sexual child abuse; many features set this one above the pack. In addition to his fearless self examination, Donald D'Haene presents excerpts from his father's writings that offer a chilling first person portrait of an abuser's denial, distortions, justifications and rationalizations of his crimes. D'Haene details the response (ranging from ignoring the problem through outright resistence to re-victimization) by many segments of the community - religious, educational, police, and the legal system. That Donald D'Haene persisted in his quest for understanding and justice in the face of these obstacles, is testimony to his strength, courage and resilience. This is a book that will stay with you long after you close its covers.
- Mike Lew
author of Victims No longer and Leaping upon the Mountains
Here is a summary of my book:
Imagine this. You are five years old, and you're summoned to your
father's bedside to play . . . The Game. Begin then, a decade's
journey of sexual exploitation. You and your siblings suffer the
manipulations of an abusive religious zealot whose lust robs your
childhoods. Father's Touch portrays much more than a somber memoir.
Emerging from this realm of victimhood, the soul of Donald D'Haene draws
us upward into the light. In his teens, Donald realized there'd be no
triumph without the struggle. His chilling portrayal reveals that
sexual abuse, particularly of boys, was and is yet today clumsily
handled. Not only did this boy's first authority figure fail him
mightily but so did the various "systems" he trusted - church, police,
the courts. Father's Touch looks both back and ahead as Donald recovers
the joys of innocence delayed. His narrative leaves readers grateful
most of us grew up with "Father Knows Best" and equally grateful he's
telling his very different and penetrating story.
Thanks for your time and consideration,
Donald D'Haene
519-472-9153
[email protected]
http://www.fatherstouch.com