The Tell

Praise

“Amy Griffin has done something remarkable: She’s turned life-shattering trauma into a life-giving gift. The Tell is the most powerful memoir I’ve read in years. It’s the rare story that will liberate you from shame, empower you to stop cycles of abuse, and make it safer for you to tell the truth. It broke my heart and still left me filled with hope.”—Adam Grant
 
“Overflowing with heart and determination, The Tell is the story of a journey—the day-by-day, step-by-step, hard-won push through harrowing emotional terrain. Here is someone moving steadily toward freedom and spreading so much light along the way. In finding the words to tell her story, in showing what it is to trust herself, Amy Griffin shines a path forward through the dark.”—Mariska Hargitay

“I started The Tell while sitting in my car, after an appointment, and literally spent the morning in the parking lot because I couldn’t stop reading. What a generous story. What beautiful writing, crafting, and pacing. And what a heart Amy Griffin has. Your own heart will break, and mend, as you read her story.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet, and host of the Quiet Life community

“The Tell is a beautiful account of the journey of courage it takes to face the truth of one’s past, and the beneficial role that a combination of skillful therapy and psychedelics can play in putting one’s life in order.”—Bessel van der Kolk, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score

“An extraordinary memoir paced like an expertly plotted thriller, each page unraveling the mystery of who Amy is and what happened to her . . . The moment the truth is revealed stopped my breath in my throat. Amy’s story enraged me, shocked me, broke my heart and put it back together again—I will be thinking about this book for a long time.”—Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Bright Young Women

“In this brave memoir, Amy Griffin reveals how confronting past wounds is the key to true healing, allowing us to live as thrivers, not merely survivors. Success in adulthood doesn’t erase the scars of childhood trauma. Griffin shares her journey with vivid detail and grace as she uncovers layers of long-hidden secrets.”—Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace
 
“Lyrical . . . though it would sound strange to describe the account of something this dark as ‘good,’ Griffin has indeed validated her experience with a well-written and moving book. An important, wholly believable account of how long-buried but profoundly formative experiences finally emerge.”—Kirkus Reviews