Girl Groomed - Carol Odell

Raw And Riveting, Girl, Groomed Is Seasoned Psychotherapist Carol Odells Evolving Story Of Coming To Terms With The Impacts Of Her Own History Of Sexual Abuse And Violence At The Hands Of A Predatory Horse Trainer Who, For Far Too Much Of Her Young Life, Held All The Reins. Set In The Equestrian World Of Virginia, This Candid Memoir Details How, Starting At Ten Years Old, Carol Falls Under The Spell Of Clarentine, The Charismatic - And Explosively Violent - Owner Of The Stables Just Down The Hill From Her House. In Tandem With That Story, Carol Examines The Multi-faceted Consequences Of The Complex Trauma That Resulted From The Exploitive Relationship Clarentine Cultivated With Her - Including The Resulting Crisis She Blindly Imposes On Her Marriage.