Download or read book The Lie That Binds: Overcoming the Tragic Effects of Child Abuse written by Larry Sault and published by . This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a father's arms, a child should find saftey. But what happens when that place of saftey becomes a prison of secret abuse? Physical, mental aand sexual abuse takes it toll on a child's heart by smothering any hope of a safe tomorrow. These kinds of adolescent assaults can imprision the heart of a child held captive by the guilt and the shame of a dark past, leaving only a sense of doom and the constant fear of the future.