Hailed by critics and readers alike, Jessica Stern's riveting
memoir examines the horrors of trauma and denial as she
investigates her own unsolved adolescent sexual assault at the
hands of a serial rapist.
Alone in an unlocked house, in a safe suburban Massachusetts
town, two good, obedient girls, Jessica Stern, fifteen, and her
sister, fourteen, were raped on the night of October 1, 1973.
The rapist was never caught. For over thirty years, Stern denied
the pain and the trauma of the assault. Following the example of
her family, Stern--who lost her mother at the age of three, and
whose father was a Holocaust survivor--focused on her work instead
of her terror. She became a world-class expert on terrorism and
post-traumatic stress disorder who interviewed extremists around
the globe. But while her career took off, her success hinged on her
symptoms. After her ordeal, she no longer felt fear in normally
frightening situations.
Stern believed she'd disassociated from the trauma altogether,
until a dedicated police lieutenant reopened the case. With the
help of the lieutenant, Stern began her own investigation to
uncover the truth about the town of Concord, her own family, and
her own mind. The result is Denial, a candid, courageous, and
ultimately hopeful look at a trauma and its aftermath.
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