I am proud to share news of the publication of a lyric essay that I have co-authored with my colleague and friend Patricia Debney (also a survivor of child sexual abuse (CSA), also abused by her father – Patricia is a poet, memoirist, academic and activist). Our essay ‘Twenty-five soundings about child sexual abuse and…
Category: The Missing List
The Missing List – three years on
“…a powerful and riveting memoir. The Missing List is an important, essential text in the context of the #MeToo movement; it is also an essential text for women’s studies courses. As Best demonstrates, sharing these stories is the first step towards paving a way forward.” My memoir The Missing List was published and launched in…
The art of unpacking
Synchronicity can be powerful. At the moment I’m unpacking after four moves in three years, and simultaneously I’m preparing to release my memoir The Missing List into the world on September 18th, with Linen Press. The Missing List, which has taken me years to write, tells the story of how I packed away my childhood and…
Clare Best 