Naked
Subtitle: a dark family secret : a girl who had to break free
By: by Linda Chapple
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780755318094
Subjects: Nudist camps; Adult child abuse victims; Nudism; Parent and child; Childhood and youth; Biography; Children of alcoholics
Description: "With a volatile father and an alcoholic, religious mother, ten-year-old Jo was a desperately unhappy child. Miserable at home and friendless at school, she didn't think life could get worse. But it did. Suddenly, one day, Jo's father bundled his wife and daughter into the car to go on a little trip. That journey signalled the beginning of a nightmare for Jo: her father became obsessed with going to nudist camps, and the odd visit became a dreaded weekly fixture. Forced to show her bare body in front of total strangers, Jo also suffered at the hands of men who were there to prey on young, naked girls, men who were there simply to befriend, groom and sexually abuse. Haunted by the horror of these camp visits, and isolated from her classmates, Jo lived in fear of her shameful family secret being exposed and coped in the only way she could - by rebelling both at home and at school. But it took the violent rape of a young camper for Jo to finally find the courage to disobey her powerful and controlling father - and break free."--Taken from p. 4 of the cover.