A House Divided: Suspicions of Mother-Daughter Incest

by Paul R. Abramson and Steven D. Pinkerton

Book Overview

Searching for the truth behind these accusations, while reconstructing this troubling tale from case interviews, trial transcripts, police reports, and other documentary sources, the authors find in this unusual case an ideal springboard for a serious consideration of the legal and psychological issues underlying the assessment and prosecution of incest cases, in particular of mother-daughter incest.

A House Divided serves as a vivid reminder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393976351
• ISBN13: 9780393976359
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good resource.

I fail to see the usefulness in giving this book a 1 star rating as the previous reviewer did unless you have a personal agenda against it (for example, being involved in the case against the mother). The fact that it is not a particularly useful book for survivors (which it isn't and was never meant to be) does not make it a useless book. For the demographic that this book is targeted at - that is, people interested in how the justice system treats and often attempts to steamroll such cases, as well as methods by which to prevent such steamrolling - it is an excellent resource. An effort should be made to understand who the book is targeted at before considering purchase or leaving a review. As a study of the legal (mis)processes rather than survivor issues, the book does not deserve anything less than a 4. It should be noted that the authors believe mdsa is under-reported and thus a rarity in terms of information and cases available for study, not extremely rare in terms of occurrence. That would be a gross miscalculation on their part and a serious discredit to their otherwise incredible wealth of professional knowledge on the psychiatric science behind parent-child sexual abuse.