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Author:
Jean-Yves Soucy
ISBN13:
978-0425156902
ISBN:
0425156907
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Berkley (March 1, 1997)
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Family Secrets: The Dionne Quintuplets' Autobiography. Les secrets de famille des soeurs Dionne (in French).

Family Secrets: The Dionne Quintuplets' Autobiography. Translated by Kathe Roth. Paris: Presses de la Cité.

Family Secrets" is very different from the movie. In fact, it is the antithesis of the TV movie

Family Secrets" is very different from the movie. In fact, it is the antithesis of the TV movie. This book was published about 13 or 14 years ago in Canada and then reprinted in the US in English. It is supposedly the Dionne's "autobiography" however they've sold the rights to various journalists so it's hard to decipher which is the definitive book by them, since there appears to be a slew; all written around the same time-frame. This book was interesting. It detailed their abusive childhood and how they were the victims of abuse by their parents.

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I read this book during the past year. This is the true story of the Dionne quintuplets and what their sad lives were really like. Removed from their family and raised according to "modern, scientific" standards, their physical needs were met but their emotional needs were cruelly neglected.

They also wrote another book, entitled, "Family Secrets: The Dionne Quintuplets Autobiography" in 1994 which discussed some of the many instances they endured.

Soucy is a published Quebecois novelist. Yvonne Dionne, 1934 - 2001 Yvonne Dionne was born in 1934, one of the first recorded set of quintuplets to survive more than a few days. They also wrote another book, entitled, "Family Secrets: The Dionne Quintuplets Autobiography" in 1994 which discussed some of the many instances they endured. All through their lives, the quints, who were raised Roman Catholic, were in and out of convents.

Presents the sad, behind-the-camera story of the Dionne quintuplets, bringing to light their struggles with social isolation, parental physical and sexual abuse, and their efforts toward recovery.

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by. Soucy, Jean Yves, 1945-. Presents the sad, behind-the-scenes story of the Dionne quintuplets, bringing to light their struggle with social isolation, parental physical and sexual abuse, and their efforts toward recovery.

Jean-Yves Soucy, Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne and Yvonne Dionne, Family Secrets: The Dionne Quintuplets’ Own Story (1997). Ellie Tesher, The Dionnes (1999). Paul Talbot, The Films of the Dionne Quintuplets (2007). Films and Documentaries

Jean-Yves Soucy, Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne and Yvonne Dionne, Family Secrets: The Dionne Quintuplets’ Own Story (1997). Films and Documentaries. Reunion (1936), directed by Norman Tourgog.

Family Secrets: The Controversial and Shocking Story of the Dionne Quintuplets - written by Jean-Yves Soucy with Annette, Cécile and Yvonne Dionne. This reads like a novel, but is based on the quintuplets’ personal experiences growing up in the Big House after they were reunited with their family. A main focal point are their allegations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse by their parents and siblings. The surviving Dionne siblings released a statement following the publication of this book, formally denying their sisters’ allegations.

Presents the sad, behind-the-camera story of the Dionne quintuplets, bringing to light their struggles with social isolation, parental physical and sexual abuse, and their efforts toward recovery. Original.
  • I became interested in the Dionne quints again after a number of years. The surviving quints, Annette and Cecile, are eighty this year. Multiples seem to be much more common now, and are usually not identical, so the birth of these identical quints still remains a marvel. Their story is authentic, complete with the record of how their parents treated them once they were booted out of "Quint Land" when the Ontario government grew tired of maintaining their expense. At nine years old, the girls found that their own family did not know them, that the press would eat them alive whenever they appeared in public together, and that even in growing up there would be little peace of mind for them while they overcame their sheltered upbringing. This story is sad, but well worth reading if not only for a guide in how to ameliorate family dynamics, but also how to treat other people as human beings instead of commodities.

  • I've been fascinated by their story ever since I saw the movie 'Million Dollar Babies', the film is very sympathetic to their parents which this book is definitely not.

    There is a full web-site dedicated to the quints and I read a piece written by Annette Dionne in 1967 [...] where she tells us that they only achieved some level of peace when they moved back home with their family in 1942, this is in contrast to the book where life is portrayed as anything other than peaceful. According to the article she doesn't seem to like Defoe much either, again in contrast to this book, and she seems to have a lot of sympathy for her father - which is surprising considering the allegations they make in this book.

    I'm not sure what to make of the allegations they make against their father, I don't understand why this wasn't addressed in the earlier book or why they waited until he was dead to make this information public. I hope the two remaining quints find the peace that alluded their sisters but I'm not sure if anyone will ever know for sure what went on behind the cameras.

  • After seeing the CBS telepic about the Dionne Sisters, I read this book with much interest. "Family Secrets" is very different from the movie. In fact, it is the antithesis of the TV movie.

    This book was published about 13 or 14 years ago in Canada and then reprinted in the US in English. It is supposedly the Dionne's "autobiography" however they've sold the rights to various journalists so it's hard to decipher which is the definitive book by them, since there appears to be a slew; all written around the same time-frame.

    This book was interesting. It detailed their abusive childhood and how they were the victims of abuse by their parents. What I didn't like about the book was the sloppy way it was written. I suppose that happens with just about any low-budget book that's copied into a variety of second languages (including English.)

    Currently, there's only 2 of the Dionne Sisters still alive. One of them passed away within the past few years. I hope they can find some happiness and peace.

  • As expected, as described, very detailed.
    Added to my collection. Nice to see history corrected by the remaining girls themselves

  • Good book, received quickly.

  • Having read the beginning of their lives I had to read this to get the rest of the story. Poor things. When things could have gone such a different way for them they lived through some rough stuff. Glad I got this and read the continuance of their lives. It really does answer some questions and fill in some blanks.

  • This was a very good book. I am enjoying it. The girls had a very sad life after they left their nursery. They loved the nurses and the others who cared for them.. After they went to their family, they were mistreated by their siblings and parents. At age twelve, Emilie began to have seizures, back then, people were ashamed of them and it was kept a secret.

  • this book was very rewarding and to hear the truth from the sisters not those that made money off of them 'Canadian History'