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The international bestseller that broke the silence on incest,
with a NEW AFTERWORD by the author.

"Extraordinary. . . As telling a chronicle of the times as The Catcher in the Rye or To Kill a Mocking Bird."
- Jill Johnston, New York Times Book Review

She was a bubbly child, a popular teenager, and an award-winning journalist. Yet, from the age of seven, Sylvia F... More

The international bestseller that broke the silence on incest,
with a NEW AFTERWORD by the author.

"Extraordinary. . . As telling a chronicle of the times as The Catcher in the Rye or To Kill a Mocking Bird."
- Jill Johnston, New York Times Book Review

She was a bubbly child, a popular teenager, and an award-winning journalist. Yet, from the age of seven, Sylvia Fraser shared her body with a `twin' who lived a separate life from her. This other self was created to do the things Sylvia was too frightened, too ashamed, too repelled to do - the secret things her father made her do. For four decades Sylvia had no knowledge of this sexual relationship with her father. Her astonishing memoir reveals how she broke through amnesia to discover and embrace the tortured self she left behind. This is a testament to courage, and to the ability and wisdom of forgiving others in order to forgive one's self.

"My Father's House has the tension and pace of a detective novel - except that the detective is part of the narrator's self, and so is the murder victim. A beautifully written and ultimately healing story by an amazing and courageous woman."
Margaret Atwood

"Haunting, courageous and compelling. . . .Fraser recreates the emotional and psychological impact of father-daughter with exacting (and sometimes shocking) realism, but the true strength of this book is the sheer artfulness of its prose. . . . a literary tour de force."
- Lori Baker, Boston Herald

"This is a rare piece of writing that combines in a visceral way the powerlessness and terror of being a child at the mercy of a frequently unjust adult world. . . .Sylvia Fraser has truly traveled into her own heart of darkness, unraveled a story of terrible pain and ugliness and, most remarkable of all, woven the threads together again with rare eloquence, compassion and bravery. . . .This is a book about fear - whatever its origins - and a book about secrets. About the way those twin demons can immobilize a person. Finally, though, My Father's House is about vanquishing those demons and laying them to rest. This is an extraordinary book."
- Joyce Maynard, Mademoiselle


"Suspenseful and accessible. . . .[By] balancing a journalist's reporting skills with a novelist's style and imagination, Fraser has created a stunning psychological portrait of herself as a child. . . . Here is a strong woman strongly fighting to be whole."
- Middlesex News

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