Overview

As a child, Ruth Clare didn't know her father was a Vietnam veteran. She didn't know people went to war and came back changed. What she knew, was that no matter how vigilant she was, or how desperately she tried to please, she always seemed to set off her father's anger. With a mother too scared to intervene when anger became violence, Ruth learnt to stand up for herself, and others, vowing never to allow the circumstance of her life to defeat her. After becoming a parent, Ruth's fear of repeating the damaging patterns of her past with her own children ignited a need to understand more about the generational impacts of war. Weaving personal stories of veterans, and research into the overlap of trauma and domestic violence in military populations, Ruth shines a much-needed light on the heartbreaking price children of veterans can pay when a parent returns home from war. This deeply moving, award-winning memoir gives a powerful voice to the far-reaching impacts of war, and the unrecognised sacrifice of families of veterans.

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"""Resembling a novel in its sensory detail and riveting narrative."" Australian Book Review ""Brilliantly moving."" Annabel Crabb ""Extraordinary memoir."" Booktopia ""An enormously rewarding and revealing exploration of the effects of war on family life and on the human soul and psyche... emotionally charged and thoroughly engaging."" The Australian ""Powerful and heart-rending memoir, told with grace and empathy."" Kate Forsyth, bestselling author ""A beautiful memoir about how our childhood shapes us and the scars it leaves."" Amra Pajalic, author ""Stories such as Clare's must be read."" Books + Publishing ""Ruth Clare brings history into the home with piercing intelligence, unflinching honesty and total, terrifying recall"" Clare Wright, Stella prize-winning author"

""Resembling a novel in its sensory detail and riveting narrative."" Australian Book Review ""Brilliantly moving."" Annabel Crabb ""Extraordinary memoir."" Booktopia ""An enormously rewarding and revealing exploration of the effects of war on family life and on the human soul and psyche... emotionally charged and thoroughly engaging."" The Australian ""Powerful and heart-rending memoir, told with grace and empathy."" Kate Forsyth, bestselling author ""A beautiful memoir about how our childhood shapes us and the scars it leaves."" Amra Pajalic, author ""Stories such as Clare's must be read."" Books + Publishing ""Ruth Clare brings history into the home with piercing intelligence, unflinching honesty and total, terrifying recall"" Clare Wright, Stella prize-winning author

Author Information

Ruth Clare is an award-winning author, TEDx speaker, copywriter, qualified scientist and coach. She combines hard-won insights gained overcoming childhood trauma and living with c-PTSD and ADHD with decades of research into mental health, trauma recovery, resilience and wellbeing to provide creative, practical solutions to help people thrive. In addition to her decades as a professional writer, Ruth has performed in television, film and theatrical productions. Her TEDx talk, 'The Pain of Hiding Your True Self, ' has had more than a half a million views. Find her at ruthclare.com or @ruthclareauthor.

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