When Rabbit Howls

Chase, Truddi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525244743 ISBN 13: 9780525244745

Publisher: E P Dutton, 1987

In their own worlds, the multiple personalities altogether a total of more than eighty--inhabiting the body of Truddi Chase chronicle their struggle for existence in a life of sexual abuse and self-discovery

Review:

Praise for When Rabbit Howls

"Startling...stunning...powerful."--The San Francisco Chronicle

"Perhaps the most extraordinary victim of multiple personalities on record. A nightmarish story the reader cannot easily forget."--The Chicago Tribune

"Horrifying, compelling...a shocking tale...extremely disturbing."--Psychology Today

"A fascinating book...unusual and very emotionally touching."--Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, the psychiatrist who treated Sybil

"An extraordinary story. [When Rabbit Howls] is the reconstruction, through therapy, of the lost life of a woman so...abused by her stepfather that her only defense down the years was to shatter into the Troops...no fewer than 92 different and autonomous personalities."--The Guardian (London)

"Remarkable...alarmingly real and courageous."--Toronto Sun

"Fascinating, provocative reading."--Library Journal

"The first book authored by a multiple personality...When Rabbit Howls is a document that breaks the silence...a searing indictment of the crime of child sexual abuse...a truly moving and thought-provoking work...an uplifting, inspiring story of a survivor."--Sojourner: The Women's Forum

About the Author:

Truddi Chase was the author of When Rabbit Howls, a personal account of her abusive upbringing and her struggle with dissociative identity disorder. She passed away in 2010.