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An Only Child and Her Sister

A Memoir

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An Only Child and Her Sister

By: Casey Maxwell Clair
Narrated by: Donna Postel
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Casey and her little sister, Christine, started off with what looked like a good beginning. But looks can be deceiving. Their mother, Eve Whitney, a stunning Hollywood beauty, didn't much care for children. Their father, Eddie Maxwell, was a successful songwriter and gag man; he was a brilliant, handsome, hugely charismatic man, but he had a secret drug habit that sent him careening between warm and loving parent one day, to hair-trigger monster the next.

If Casey got only sporadic moments of love and caring, Chris got nothing. Neither Eddie nor Eve ever had a kind thought for their youngest child. And so the sisters were forced to find their own paths through this horrific excuse of a childhood, each making choices that pulled them farther and farther apart when the one thing they needed was each other.

Told without an ounce of self-pity or bitterness, this story is unique as well as universal. The scenes of pain and incredible neglect live side by side with amazing moments of humor, courage, and triumph.

Contains mature themes.

For more information on the author and her work, visit caseymaxwellclair.com.

©2016 Casey Maxwell Clair (P)2020 Tantor Witty
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What a heartbreaking story two sisters endured, and how it changed their lives forever. It kept me listening till the end

An only child and her sister

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After such a devastating and tough childhood, I'm amazed this beautiful woman came out on top in the end.

A very interesting story to read indeed.

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Loved it! What a successfull yet difficult life Casey MC has led. Tremendous amounts of adversity and abandonment yet she remained hopeful moreover . Very inspiring and a reminder that early life does not have to define you as an adult - luckily 😉
Narrator was fantastic... really made the story come alive.

Compelling and Authentic

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I found this book honest, insightful and in many ways saw myself in it. My mother gave me very few hugs in my life and maybe as a child I was told I was loved bout I don’t remember. I vowed to tell my children I loved them every moment and after every phone call. I am convinced that this is a major part of the key to happy children. I made the decision to be honest no matter the subject, I would say “see that squashed hedgehog that will happen to you if you run on the road” I told my daughter, “sex is shit the first time”, I told them your bodies are your own and you can choose what you do with it but protection is so important and embarrassed or not you discuss this prior to sex, I told both my children as teenagers that if they ever felt life was not worth living, things will get better but apparently the kicker was “If you committed suicide so would I”. Both of my children, now adults, say that saying I would do the same came into their minds at times when their lives were low.
As a young person I was chubby, fat😉. I felt worthless and knew I embarrassed my mum by being fat. Boys didn’t notice me unless it was to say something cruel. When I was about 17 I lost a huge amount of weight and made myself sick on the days that I couldn’t resist food. I went to a Catholic High School and how Nun’s got away with abuse, emotionally and physically is beyond me. Boys didn’t notice me unless it was to say something cruel.
When I was about 17 I lost a huge amount of weight and made myself sick on the days that I couldn’t resist food. There was an amazing thing that happened, men
found me desirable and the seed was planted, I was worthless unless I was skinny.

Lisa

The narrator was fucking fantastic, sorry about the language, no I’m not

New Zealand- Lisa

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I could not stop listening to this book. It made me cry and made me smile.

Incredible

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