title: From Rage to Courage: Answers to Readers' Letters
author:  Alice Miller 
description: Noted Swiss-based psychotherapist Miller (<i>The Drama of the Gifted Child</i>) again addresses the psychological and physical legacy of child abuse in these several hundred responses to readers' letters. But her book is weighed down by organizational problems, primarily in that the original letters don't appear here for reasons of privacy (some letters do appear on Miller's Web site). This omission leaves many of the responses sounding bland, without context and in some cases largely incomprehensible. For example, a two-sentence response begins, I am really happy that you understand me so well and that you are able to learn so much from your child. leaving the reader in the dark about what Miller is referring to. In addition, the letters run chronologically, rather than topically, so that issues are addressed randomly and repetitively. Finally, the responses are too brief to provide any depth. There are some valuable insights, such as It is very cruel to leave distressed children alone, for what they most need then is the warm presence of a loving person. But this frustratingly limited work adds little to Miller's previous writings. <i>(Oct.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  WARTIME BRIDES AND WEDDING CAKES
  
  A ROMANTIC AND HEART-WARMING FAMILY SAGA
  
  AMY MILLER
  
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  CONTENTS
  
   _Prologue_
  
   _Chapter 1_
  
   _Chapter 2_
  
   _Chapter 3_
  
   _Chapter 4_
  
   _Chapter 5_
  
   _Chapter 6_
  
   _Chapter 7_
  
   _Chapter 8_
  
  _Chapter 9_
  
   _Chapter 10_
  
   _Chapter 11_
  
   _Chapter 12_
  
   _Chapter 13_
  
   _Chapter 14_
  
   _Chapter 15_
  
   _Chapter 16_
  
   _Chapter 17_
  
   _Chapter 18_
  
  _Chapter 19_
  
   _Chapter 20_
  
   _Chapter 21_
  
   _Chapter 22_
  
   _Chapter 23_
  
   _Chapter 24_
  
   _Chapter 25_
  
   _Chapter 26_
  
   _Chapter 27_
  
   _Chapter 28_
  
  _Chapter 29_
  
   _Chapter 30_
  
   _Chapter 31_
  
   _Chapter 32_
  
   _Chapter 33_
  
   _Chapter 34_
  
   _Chapter 35_
  
   _A Letter from Amy_
  
   _Also by Amy Miller_
  
  _Heartaches and Christmas Cakes_
  
   _Acknowledgements_
  
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  > other?’_
  
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  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PROLOGUE
  
  > > > > > > > > > > > JANUARY 1941
  
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