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This book provides many excellent insights into this relatively new, important field of study. It will be an excellent aid to people working in this area or to those who are interested in further understanding. It is easy to read and should be of value both to professionals and nonprofessionals. -- Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin <br> This is an extremely valuable book for all professionals, and it greatly increases the current state of knowledge, or lack of that knowledge, that can have a profound influence on the survivor's development and recovery. -- Doody's Annual <br> Will aid therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse by females. -- Coalition Commentary <br>.,. a valuable resource that summarizes our current knowledge of the subject...The book itself is easy to read, well balanced, and provides a personal view of the contributors of the issue of female perpetrators.... -- Journal of Family Violence <br> The book provides chilling case studies of sexual and accompanying mental abuse by mothers, aunts, babysitters, and other caretakers, in addition to information on how to counsel survivors, how to treat female sexual abusers, and essays on ideas about the causes and the reasons for the overriding denial that victims face. -- Hotline <br> This book is the first I have read that reaches out and validates those of us who were victims of female perpetrated abuse. It will become a leader in the continuing research of female abusers and the impact their actions have on the victims. --S.O.F.I.E., Survivors of Female Incest Emerge! <br> Succeeds in making its main point--that females can be sexual abusers of children and thatprofessionals must recognize this....The book is recommended... -- Issues in Child Abuse Accusations <br>

An important and challenging work. Michele Elliott and her colleagues guide us through denial, stereotypes, and conventional misinformation to an unflinching examination of painful realities. Theoretical, research and clinical chapters help to forge a new understanding of the issues and set directions for further exploration. Many survivors, both male and female, will finally have their experiences validated. The powerfully moving survivors' stories will be vital tools for survivors in their healing and will aid therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse by females. --Mike Lew, author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse Michele Elliott has done a splendid job compiling information from a variety of sources in regard to sexual abuse by female perpetrators. This is a valuable text which provides the reader with the current state of knowledge in regard to a dimension of sexual abuse which is becoming increasingly recognized. --A. Nicholas Groth, PhD, author of Men Who Rape

An important and challenging work. Michele Elliott and her colleagues guide us through denial, stereotypes, and conventional misinformation to an unflinching examination of painful realities. Theoretical, research and clinical chapters help to forge a new understanding of the issues and set directions for further exploration. Many survivors, both male and female, will finally have their experiences validated. The powerfully moving survivors' stories will be vital tools for survivors in their healing and will aid therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse by females. --Mike Lew, author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse Michele Elliott has done a splendid job compiling information from a variety of sources in regard to sexual abuse by female perpetrators. This is a valuable text which provides the reader with the current state of knowledge in regard to a dimension of sexual abuse which is becoming increasingly recognized. --A. Nicholas Groth, PhD, author of Men Who Rape

An important and challenging work. Michele Elliott and her colleagues guide us through denial, stereotypes, and conventional misinformation to an unflinching examination of painful realities. Theoretical, research and clinical chapters help to forge a new understanding of the issues and set directions for further exploration. Many survivors, both male and female, will finally have their experiences validated. The powerfully moving survivors' stories will be vital tools for survivors in their healing and will aid therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse by females. --Mike Lew, author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse Michele Elliott has done a splendid job compiling information from a variety of sources in regard to sexual abuse by female perpetrators. This is a valuable text which provides the reader with the current state of knowledge in regard to a dimension of sexual abuse which is becoming increasingly recognized. --A. Nicholas Groth, PhD, author of Men Who Rape - Succeeds in making its main pointthat females can be sexual abusers of children and that professionals must recognize this....Recommended. --Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 5/4/1994ff A valuable resource that summarizes our current knowledge of the subject...The book itself is easy to read, well balanced, and provides a personal view of the contributors of the issue of female perpetrators. --Journal of Family Violence, 5/4/1994

An important and challenging work. Michele Elliott and her colleagues guide us through denial, stereotypes, and conventional misinformation to an unflinching examination of painful realities. Theoretical, research and clinical chapters help to forge a new understanding of the issues and set directions for further exploration. Many survivors, both male and female, will finally have their experiences validated. The powerfully moving survivors' stories will be vital tools for survivors in their healing and will aid therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse by females. --Mike Lew, author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse Michele Elliott has done a splendid job compiling information from a variety of sources in regard to sexual abuse by female perpetrators. This is a valuable text which provides the reader with the current state of knowledge in regard to a dimension of sexual abuse which is becoming increasingly recognized. --A. Nicholas Groth, PhD, author of Men Who Rape

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Michele Elliot is a Child Psychologist and founder and Director of the children's protection agency KIDSCAPE, in London, UK. She has chaired World Health Organization and Home Office working groups on child sexual abuse and was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship. She has published numerous books and articles and is a leading expert in the field of child abuse prevention.

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