Fractured: Living nine lives to escape my own abuse

· Sold by Hodder & Stoughton
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Imagine what it would be like if your thoughts weren't the only ones in your head.
Ruth has lived with other people in her head since she was four years old. She splintered off into different selves when her grandfather began sexually abusing her. It was her way of coping with the dreadful things she endured at home. The worse things got, the more personalities Ruth created in order to try to escape her life.
Ruth eventually left home and after years of hard work, Ruth came to terms with her past and now helps others suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.
Fractured is the story of a life torn apart by abuse and a remarkable woman who pieced herself back together again.
Imagine what it would be like if your thoughts weren't the only ones in your head. Ruth has lived with other people in her head since she was four years old. She splintered off into different selves when her grandfather began sexually abusing her. It was her way of coping with the dreadful things...

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18 reviews
Brenna Phillips
May 1, 2026
A really good book. I love how you're bringing a dark thing to the light
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Sherry Migliaccio
December 21, 2024
Informative. A rare perspective into serious mental illness.
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Bebe Lopez
November 27, 2023
An incredible story! God bless you and your family today and always!
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About the author

Ruth Dee is married and has three grown up children. Until five years ago she had worked in education all her life. She now collaborates with psychologists working on Multiple Personality Disorder and lectures student nurses on how to diagnose the condition.
Ruth Dee is married and has three grown up children. Until five years ago she had worked in education all her life. She now collaborates with psychologists working on Multiple Personality Disorder and lectures student nurses on how to diagnose the condition.

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