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The Magic Daughter: A Memoir of Living with Multiple Personality Disorder

In this extraordinarily distinctive, exquisitely crafted memoir, one that began as a suicide note, Jane Phillips, a woman with "disassociative identity disorder" writes about the intimate details of her life. The Magic Daughter is a harrowing, moving, inspiring, and ultimately triumphant account of a woman's journey toward wholeness.

Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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