Originally Posted by blp
I've forgotten the jerk's name too, Virgil, but I'm not sure this is analagous. Oprah's liar guy was one of the school of suffering and redemption books that are all over the place, whether tales of surviving abuse or of getting over addiction. Frey was it? A million little pieces? Anyway, the book under discussion here is about a case that had a lot of notoriety recently. There wasn't just the one girl locked up, there were many, some of whom died. And it wasn't just one guy who kept them locked up, but him, his wife and various others. I can only guess, but though the title has a therapyish feel, I suspect this is largely going to be a factual account, probably without a lot of gooy sentimental soul-saving stuff. but I don't know - Anthony?