Unspeakable: Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
Book by Jessica Willis Fisher (Author),
DETAILS
, Read by the author. Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith. Growing up the eldest daughter in a large, highly controlled, fundamentalist Christian household, Jessica Willis was groomed to perform, and to conform to her father's disturbing and chaotic teachings. Cut off from anything unapproved by her father, Jessica was persistently curious about the outside world, always wondering what was normal or potentially dangerous about her upbringing. When the Willis family rocketed into fame after their appearances on multiple televised talent competitions in 2014, Jessica and her family landed their own reality TV show and toured across the globe, singing and dancing for millions. The world loved this beautiful family of kids; young and vivacious, the Willis's presented themselves to be extraordinary and happy. But the older and wiser Jessica got, the more she had to face that what was going on behind closed doors would forever be escalating. In this elegant, harrowing story of the manipulation and codependency that defines abusive family relationships, Jessica Willis Fisher lets us see the formative moments of her childhood through her eyes. Fisher's haunting coming-of-age memoir captures the beauty and ugliness of a young woman finding her way—filled with longing, fear, confusion, secrecy, and most importantly, hope for the future. Unspeakable: Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice shares: An unflinching look at the manipulation and codependency that defines abusive family relationships The formative moments of Jessica's childhood through her eyes An unforgettable story of courage and strength Beautifully written and monumental in its bravery, Fisher's story is proof that we can all become so much more that the things that happen to us. Read more
REVIEW
It's tough to give a 5 star review to a book full of sadness and abuse, but Jessica told her story well. This was a family that my family watched on TV, and loved the music aspect of it. But my husband would always say there was something weird about the dad and he was right. Now having read the book, it makes me realize that TV is so controlled and nothing is as it seems. I think she will get mixed reviews about one aspect of her story and it's the fact that her mother knew all along that the girls were being abused. Jessica's story of survival is incredible. She was basically abused her entire life by her evil father and yet God put some incredible people in her life to help her. If you follow her on social media, it's so good to see her happy and thriving, in spite of the evil that she had to live with. I do recommend this book, but with the knowledge that it will be tough for some to read. It's almost one that you don't want to pass on to others, and yet, you just never know who needs the courage it provides.
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