Ther­a­pist’s Daugh­ter delves into one wom­an’s inter­nal per­cep­tions of her enig­mat­ic father. Gail Cloud’s mem­oir in verse chron­i­cles the cost and con­se­quences we suf­fer when we are taught not to believe in us but to believe in anoth­er, fol­lowed by the pow­er­ful jour­ney back to our­selves where we see and own our truths and cre­ate lives of integri­ty and mean­ing. The book is in four parts. 

Part one: ​“Him,” a sen­so­ry por­trait of who her father was. 

Part two: ​“Me,” where we meet Gail, the daugh­ter and dancer, and what it is like to be lied to while believ­ing the lie. 

Part three: ​“Com­ing Undone,” we wit­ness her dad’s demise, his fall into demen­tia, and her encounter with the truth. 

Part four: ​“My Dance,” this poet­’s verse car­ries us on the wings of her growth and indepen-dance.