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A review by itsmeamethyst
Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
5.0
Ashley Ford reckons with her past and family in this heart-piercing memoir. It shows the power in telling your truth and documenting your story. Listened to the audiobook. Loved both hearing her narrate it as well as the bonus interview with Clint Smith.
Full of vulnerability, pain and trauma, letting go of (other’s) shame - but also support and agency. Explores identity, coming of age, home, nurture and friendship, complicated relationships, enduring love, and reclamation.
Content warning: rape, depression, and abuse.
This book took me on an emotional journey. Wish I read it when I was younger and am thinking of the young people in my life to gift this to. Much of Ford’s life happens in my home state of Indiana, making me connect with her story even more.
Full of vulnerability, pain and trauma, letting go of (other’s) shame - but also support and agency. Explores identity, coming of age, home, nurture and friendship, complicated relationships, enduring love, and reclamation.
Content warning: rape, depression, and abuse.
This book took me on an emotional journey. Wish I read it when I was younger and am thinking of the young people in my life to gift this to. Much of Ford’s life happens in my home state of Indiana, making me connect with her story even more.