My Mother, the Psychopath: Growing up in the shadow of a monster
Jan 2019 · Random House
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What do you do when the person you’re meant to trust the most in the world is the one trying to destroy you?
‘When people met her they thought how lovely she was, this attractive woman with a beautiful laugh. But she was one person in public and another behind closed doors. Who would she be today? The loving mother? The trusted teacher? The monster destroying my life?’
Olivia has been afraid ever since she can remember. Out of sight, she was subjected to cruelty and humiliation at the hands of the one person who should have loved and protected her at all times – her mother, Josephine.
While appearing completely normal to the outside world, Josephine displayed all the signs of being a psychopath – unbeknown to her daughter until adulthood – and Olivia grew up feeling scared, worthless and exploited. Even when she found the courage to cut ties, her mother found new ways to manipulate and deceive, attempting to destroy her life with a vicious campaign of abuse.
Now Olivia has come to terms with her past and gives a fascinating, harrowing and deeply unsettling insight into what it’s like growing up with a psychopathic parent.
‘When people met her they thought how lovely she was, this attractive woman with a beautiful laugh. But she was one person in public and another behind closed doors. Who would she be today? The loving mother? The trusted teacher? The monster destroying my life?’
Olivia has been afraid ever since she can remember. Out of sight, she was subjected to cruelty and humiliation at the hands of the one person who should have loved and protected her at all times – her mother, Josephine.
While appearing completely normal to the outside world, Josephine displayed all the signs of being a psychopath – unbeknown to her daughter until adulthood – and Olivia grew up feeling scared, worthless and exploited. Even when she found the courage to cut ties, her mother found new ways to manipulate and deceive, attempting to destroy her life with a vicious campaign of abuse.
Now Olivia has come to terms with her past and gives a fascinating, harrowing and deeply unsettling insight into what it’s like growing up with a psychopathic parent.
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4.7
47 reviews
J Holmes
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September 1, 2021
I'm not usually a book reader. Though couldn't stop reading it. Helped me in a very similar way, though wished I had that support and knowledge at that young age. I could add so much more, sadly.
Michelle Chilcott
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November 3, 2023
I read this book in a few days as I could not put it down, unfortunately I can relate to so much! Not from my own Mother, but my step children's mother. Being a victim of a person with a personality disorder is horrendous, there really is little help out there and you feel completely powerless and the lengths they go to to destroy you are unbelievable. It gave some reassurance we aren't alone and I am glad Olivia is free from her psycho! Great read! highly recommend!
Kellie Bassett
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August 23, 2020
Really interesting read all the way through, saying everything about her childhood to becoming an independent woman.
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About the author
Olivia Rayne works for a global marketing agency, where she takes pride in championing the women around her. A firm believer in the idea that your past pain is not what defines you, she hopes 'My Mother, The Psychopath' will raise awareness of the insidious nature of psychological parental abuse. She is also hopeful that her story will help people in similar situations, reminding them that they possess the strength to break free, as she did. Olivia lives on the sunny South Coast with her lovely cat and even lovelier boyfriend.
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