{"product_id":"stolen-child-9781459735910","title":"Stolen Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA year in the desperate life of a boy transformed by OCD from a bright ten-year-old into a stranger in his own skin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Laurie Gough was an intrepid traveller who had explored wild, far-off reaches of the globe, the journey she and her family took in their own home in their small Quebec village proved to be far more frightening, strange, and foreign than any land she had ever visited. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt began when Gough's son, shattered by his grandfather's death, transformed from a bright, soccer-ball kicking ten-year-old into a near-stranger, falling into trances where his parents couldn't reach him and performing ever-changing rituals of magical thinking designed to bring his grandpa back to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStolen Child\u003c\/i\u003e examines a horrifying year in one family's life, the lengths the parents went to to help their son, and how they won the battle against his all-consuming disorder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do you do when your child is stricken down with a disorder whose cure is not at all certain? If you are a rational skeptic like Laurie Gough you research everything ever written on the disorder and apply the methods of science and reason to solve the problem, without resorting to superstition or the supernatural. \u003ci\u003eStolen Child\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully written and emotionally evocative, but it is not just about OCD. It is about the power of reason … and love … to overcome adversity, a book that belongs among the classics of parenting. * Michael Shermer, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain, and The Moral Arc *\u003cbr\u003eGough’s straight ahead style is seductive. She draws you in. You stay in. * Brian Doyle, author of Angel Square and Up to Low *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an outstretched hand. A gift to anyone who has sought to understand the mysterious nature of OCD and its isolating, bewildering consequences. This is a tale of tenderness and devotion, a portrait of the importance of community, and a story of surprising, unexpected, light. * Alison Wearing, author of Confessions of a Fairy's Daughter and Honeymoon in Purdah *\u003cbr\u003ePeople use the term “OCD” casually, often with a snicker. But \u003ci\u003eStolen Child\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates beautifully the devastation that the disease can bring, and the love that a family brings to fight it. It's a heartfelt story of a family transformed by OCD, told with compassion and honesty. * Jim Davies, cognitive scientist and author of Riveted *\u003cbr\u003eThis moving story is highly recommended as a beacon of hope for those experiencing OCD and their loved ones. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eA journey scarier than a trip to any foreign land * Low Down to Hull \u0026amp; Back News *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book impossible to put down. It will move you to tears. * Ottawa Citizen *","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885716877655,"sku":"9781459735910","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stolen-child-9781459735910","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}