{"product_id":"beauty-in-disrepair-norma-forte-9781480897137","title":"Beauty in Disrepair","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorma and Celia Forte's mother was a beautiful woman with stunning blue eyes, intellectual curiosity, and artistic talents, but she was broken, often bruised, and sometimes a monster. She wore many faces. In Beauty in Disrepair, authors and sisters Norma and Celia Forte narrate their memories of a tumultuous childhood, offering perspectives on living with a parent suffering with Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a collection of vignettes and poetry, this memoir provides a visceral account of the residual effects of being raised primarily by a parent who was undiagnosed until their adulthood. The Forte sisters tell how working through these memories was a painful, but ultimately rewarding journey. The process of healing is life long, and they are finally making peace with their lost childhood as adult survivors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beauty in Disrepair reflects on the girls' childhood as survivors of direct abuse and the residual effects of DID as their mother battled at least twenty-two alter identities. Norma and Celia openly share their story to offer peace to others facing the same experiences and provide a hopeful future for those who have yet to find the beauty they seek, that is in disrepair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norma Forte, Celia Forte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480897132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480897137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Norma Forte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982349074687,"sku":"9781480897137","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_771baad8-7b5d-4628-b424-64ccd26a2f49.jpg?v=1683260643","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beauty-in-disrepair-norma-forte-9781480897137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}