Edinburgh Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

Below is a selection of recommended books for survivors and their supporters. They should be available to order from Waterstones’ bookshops, online at www.amazon.co.uk and from the DABS: Directory and Book Services (postage and packaging is free). DABS run a specialist book and information service for people who are overcoming childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence, and for anyone else who wishes to understand these issues more clearly.

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Survivors of rape and sexual assault

1. I never called it rape
   Robin Warshaw, 1994, ISBN-13: 978-0060925727
2. The rape recovery handbook: Step-by-step help for survivors of sexual assault
   Aphrodite Matsakis, 2003, ISBN-13: 978-1572243378
3. Recovering from rape
   Linda Ledray, 1994, ISBN-13: 978-0805029284

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse

1. The courage to heal – A guide for women and men survivors of child sexual abuse
   Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Vermillion Books: 2002, ISBN-13: 978-0091884208
2. Beginning to heal: A first book for men and women who were sexually abused as children
   Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Harper Collins: 2003 (Revised Edition)
3. The courage to heal workbook: For women and men survivors of child sexual abuse
   Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Harper Collins: 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0060964375
4. Breaking free workbook: Practical help for survivors of child sexual abuse
   Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon, Sheldon Books: 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0859698047

Family, friends and partners

1. Allies in healing: when the person you love was sexually abused as a child
   Laura Davis, ISBN-13: 978-0060968830
2. Ghosts in the bedroom: A guide for partners of incest survivors
   Ken Graber, ISBN-13: 978-1558741164
3. Strong mothers: a resource for mothers and carers of children who have been sexually assaulted
   Anne Peake and Marion Fletcher, ISBN-13: 978-1898924043
4. Partners in healing: A handbook for partners of rape survivors
   Teri Platt, ISBN: B000Z6WZT8

Young women and girls

1. In their own words: A sexual abuse workbook for teenage girls
   Lulie Munson & Karen Riskin, 1995, ISBN-13: 978-0878685967
2. Out in the open
   Quaine Bain and Maureen Sanders, 1990, ISBN-13: 978-1853811845
3. The me nobody knows: A guide for teen survivors
   Barbara Bean and Shari Bennett, 1997, ISBN-13: 978-0787939601

Survivors of ritual abuse

1. Behind Enemy Lines
   Laurie Matthews, 2005, ISBN – 13: 978-0954346416
2. Fight! Rabbit! Fight!
   Laurie Matthews, 2004, ISBN – 13: 978-0954346409
3. Resistance: A Ritual Abuse Survivor Speaks Out
   Mary Smith, 2003, ISBN – 13: 978-0954474003
4. Where Angels Fear: Ritual Abuse in Scotland
   Laurie Matthews, 2003, ISBN – 13: 978-0953996148
5. Who Dares Wins
   Laurie Matthews, 2001, ISBN – 13: 978-0953996117
6. Stripped Naked – Gifts for Recovery
   Lauren Stratford, ISBN – 13: 978-0882899671

Male survivors

1. Out of the shadows: Help for men who have been sexually assaulted
   Sarah Stott, ISBN-13: 978-1898924982
2. The courage to heal – A guide for women and men survivors of child sexual abuse
   Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Vermillion Books: 2002, ISBN-13: 978-0091884208
3. The courage to heal workbook: For women and men survivors of child sexual abuse
   Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Harper Collins: 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0060964375

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