Victims of Memory

"By far the best, most detailed, most accurate, most compassionate history of this tragic witch-hunt."--Martin Gardner, THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER. * "The most ambitious & comprehensive, as well as the most emotionally committed, of all the studies...Pendergrast's book stands out from the others."--Frederick Crews, THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS. * "Pendergrast has written a well-researched & important book, & his findings should rightfully scare all of us...Pendergrast makes a strong case that what began as a way to empower women has now victimized them, isolating them from friends, families & their true memories. This book is sure to spark a long-overdue debate, & it deserves to be on library shelves, right beside THE COURAGE TO HEAL."--Ilene Cooper, BOOKLIST. * An impressive display of scholarship...a comprehensive treatment of the recovered-memories controversy...Pendergrast demonstrates a laudable ability to lay out all sides of the argument."--Daniel L. Schacter, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. "By far the most thorough journalism done on this issue."--Katy Butler, LOS ANGELES TIMES. * "A comprehensive study of a disturbing phenomenon."--Sarah Strickland, THE LONDON OBSERVER. * "Informing Pendergrast's book is a deep sense of social history."--Joseph P. Kahn, THE BOSTON GLOBE.Pendergrast, Mark is the author of 'Victims of Memory' with ISBN 9780942679168 and ISBN 0942679164.