Eating the Elephant

Overview

This shocking, upsetting but ultimatelyinspiring true story sits firmly in the child-abuse genre, butalso tackles the dark modern crisis of internet porn accessin a frank and groundbreaking way.Alice, a dedicated doctor and mother of two, bravely tellsthe story of her marriage to a man hiding a terrible secret– one that he has drawn their 4-year-old daughter, Grace,into. As the shocking truth about their family life unfoldsat a gripping pace, Alice struggles to learn how to survivethe impact and piece together her shattered world. Thedevastation of what Alice is forced to face when her lifeis hit by catastrophic pain, and the trauma of wondering ifshe overlooked the signs, is laid bare in a way that will staywith you for a long time to come.How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time…“Before you venture into the pages that follow I feelcompelled to issue a health warning. I urge you to takereasonable protective steps in order that you are equippedto enter what is, in emotional terms, a hard-hat area…”