| Description |
273 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 272). |
| Contents |
Introduction: Becoming Flashback Girl -- Prelude -- The fire on the lake -- The hospital, burn care and Dr. Constable -- Life in the Shriners Burns Institute for Crippled Children -- The ugly girl and her friends -- A new home for the Deguires -- My mother, Miss Mankato -- Four suicides: the first -- Four suicides: the second and third -- On psychologists and superheroes -- Two husbands -- Sex, danger and goodnight -- Being a mom -- An animal attachment fable -- My last therapist -- Flashback Girl meets a mighty laser -- Switzerland -- The last Deguire -- An African postscript -- Photo gallery. |
| Summary |
"At the age of four, Dr. Lise Deguire suffered third-degree burns on 65% of her body as the result of both maternal and corporate negligence. Against the odds, she lived through the trauma, beginning decades of treatment as a burn survivor... and this is just part of her compelling story. Dr. Deguire, now a psychologist, brings you into the dysfunctional and tragic world of her family, which includes artistic genius, narcissistic and neglectful parents, eccentricity, and four suicides. Most importantly, she explains her long but ultimately triumphant path towards love, health, and life satisfaction." -- Back cover. |
| Subject |
Deguire, Lise.
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Deguire, Lise -- Childhood and youth.
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Burns and scalds.
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Skin -- Wounds and injuries.
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Dysfunctional families.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781734932003 |
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1734932007 |
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