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Loading... My Five Sisters: A Psychological Thriller Based on a True Story of Multiple Personalitiesby Pam Franklin
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"Told through the eyes of a young child... 'My Five Sisters' is a psychological thriller written by a sibling who was tortured mentally and physically from the age of six until she was thirteen by her older sister who had five distinct personalities. How long can a child be tortured mentally and physically by a sibling and still not suffer permanent psychological damage? Patra will tell you an entire childhood. By the age of six, Patra realized there was something drastically wrong with her sister, Angela. Angela, not knowingly, could switch from one personality to another in a matter of seconds. Not only was there a mental change, but there was also a physical change. Each of the five personalities had their own voice and facial expressions. They dressed differently and reacted to Patra differently. Two of them loved her, Kind and Hero, two of them tolerated her, Normal and Sad, and one of them hated her and wanted her dead, Angry. Through the tumultuous journey throughout Patra's childhood there is an intriguing story of love, laughter, sorrow, and pain. It shows the great strength one can maintain throughout a young life seemingly without any hope. You will find Patra's determination to live is remarkable and her faith in her ability to survive is quite astounding. This is a psychological thriller focused on a child's struggle to survive her sister's mental illness. Follow as Patra navigates among her sister's five distinct personalities—some of which mean her harm" -- No library descriptions found. |
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The book is based on the true life experiences of the author and her childhood growing up in a home in which she was abused and tortured by her sister. Her sister suffered from Multiple Personal Disorder (MPD) and one of these personalities, the author calls Angry, beat and threatened to kill her repeated while they were growing up.
Angry uses violence to basically control and make her sister, Petra, her slave. Petra from the age of six has to do Angry’s chores and cook her breakfast every morning after their Mother goes to work, among other things. Petra knows something is wrong but is too afraid to tell anyone for fear of the consequences from Angry.
The author is honest about the happy parts of her life also, like when she won the spelling bee in second grade and time she spent at her friend Cheyenne’s house. Maybe these good times were what helped her live through the darker ones. Who knows, because unless you have experienced this kind of abuse first hand, it is hard to wrap your head around how someone so young can survive this type of childhood.
The author tells the story from the perspective of the young child she was when the events occurred. I am glad she choose to do this because adults view the world differently than a child. Ultimately for the reader to have a deeper understanding you have to look at the events through the child.
Despite the nature of the subject matter, I found the story also to be one of inspiration and eventual healing. Given the circumstances, I suspect very few people would have survived and thrived after this kind of childhood. Granted the author spent years in therapy.
I highly recommend My Five Sisters to any reader you is interested in psychology and/or true stores. I also think it will appeal to those who like psychological thrillers.
Many thanks to the author, whom I had the pleasure to meet at CinemaCon 2018, for my review copy. (