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Skin Game: A Memoir

by Caroline Kettlewell

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Caroline Kettlewell’s autobiography reveals a girl whose feelings of pain and alienation led her to seek relief in physically hurting herself, from age twelve into her twenties. Skin Game employs clear language and candid reflection to grant general readers as well as students an uncensored profile of a complex and unsettling disorder. "[This] mesmeric memoir examines the obsession with cutting that is believed to afflict somewhere around two million Americans, nearly all of them female," Francine Prose noted in Elle. "[Kettlewell’s] language soars and its intensity deepens whenever she is recalling the lost joys and the thrilling sensation of sharp steel against her tender skin."

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"A surprisingly warm and lyrical evocation of an incredibly complex struggle for survival." San Francisco Chronicle

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"Kettlewell has a well-developed sense of humor and irony... a gifted writer." Richmond Times Dispatch

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"Among the chilling things about her disturbing book is the way its language soars and its intensity deepens whenever she is recalling the lost joys and thrilling sensation of sharp steel against her tender skin." Francine Prose, Elle

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"Told with unflinching honesty.... A sobering, deeply perceptive look at a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly discussed, one all the more troubling for its secret, solitary perpetration." Cleveland Plain Dealer

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"Skillful and engaging.... Like a good novel, leaves the reader wanting to know more." Chicago Tribune

Review:

"Superbly articulated.on a par with Autobiography of a Face or Girl, Interrupted." Washington Post

Synopsis:

Caroline Kettlewell's autobiography reveals a girl whose feelings of pain and alienation led her to seek relief in physically hurting herself, from age twelve into her twenties. Skin Game employs clear language and candid reflection to grant general readers as well as students an uncensored profile of a complex and unsettling disorder. "[This] mesmeric memoir examines the obsession with cutting that is believed to afflict somewhere around two million Americans, nearly all of them female," Francine Prose noted in Elle. "[Kettlewells] language soars and its intensity deepens whenever she is recalling the lost joys and the thrilling sensation of sharp steel against her tender skin."

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About the Author

Caroline Kettlewell graduated from Williams College and hold a master's degree in writing from George Mason University. She and her husband live with their son in Virginia.

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tethurston, September 19, 2007 (view all comments by tethurston)
what wonderful title. that is what it is if you think about it logicly.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780312263935

Author:

Kettlewell, Caroline

Publisher:

St. Martin's Griffin

Location:

New York :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Biography

Subject:

Women

Subject:

Compulsive behavior

Subject:

Specific Groups - Special Needs

Subject:

Patients

Subject:

Self-mutilation

Subject:

Kettlewell, Caroline

Subject:

Self-mutilation - Patients

Subject:

Biography - General

Subject:

Biography-Women

Copyright:

2000

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series Volume:

106-658

Publication Date:

20000631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

192

Dimensions:

8.3 x 6.3 x 0.49 in

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Product details 192 pages St. Martin's Griffin - 2013-04-23 English 9780312263935 Reviews:

"Review" by San Francisco Chronicle, "A surprisingly warm and lyrical evocation of an incredibly complex struggle for survival."

"Review" by Richmond Times Dispatch, "Kettlewell has a well-developed sense of humor and irony... a gifted writer."

"Review" by , "Among the chilling things about her disturbing book is the way its language soars and its intensity deepens whenever she is recalling the lost joys and thrilling sensation of sharp steel against her tender skin." Francine Prose, Elle

"Review" by Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Told with unflinching honesty.... A sobering, deeply perceptive look at a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly discussed, one all the more troubling for its secret, solitary perpetration."

"Review" by Chicago Tribune, "Skillful and engaging.... Like a good novel, leaves the reader wanting to know more."

"Review" by Washington Post, "Superbly articulated.on a par with Autobiography of a Face or Girl, Interrupted."

"Synopsis" by Netread,

Caroline Kettlewell's autobiography reveals a girl whose feelings of pain and alienation led her to seek relief in physically hurting herself, from age twelve into her twenties. Skin Game employs clear language and candid reflection to grant general readers as well as students an uncensored profile of a complex and unsettling disorder. "[This] mesmeric memoir examines the obsession with cutting that is believed to afflict somewhere around two million Americans, nearly all of them female," Francine Prose noted in Elle. "[Kettlewells] language soars and its intensity deepens whenever she is recalling the lost joys and the thrilling sensation of sharp steel against her tender skin."