The Girl on the Green Dress is my first memoir of the year and I'm a little speechless to be honest. What an amazingly courageous and resilient women Jeni Haynes is.

Jeni tells her horror story of growing up with her father (or as she so adequately puts it, 'The Monster') who repetitively raped and tortured her on a daily basis since she was born. To survive such heinous abuse, Jeni developed over 2500 multiple personalities, also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and then as an adult she brought 'the monster' to justice. Jeni spoke up and fought against the stigma and labels that came with a multiple personality diagnosis, and the difficulties faced in a court of law to prove that a crime such as those experienced by Jeni occurred.

At times it was a challenging and sickening read. Jeni thoughtfully does give the reader warning when she is about to go in more detail of some of the unthinkable abuse she suffered. I chose to read on and don't regret it. But yes it was so hard if not, the hardest thing I have ever read. So please know yourself and don't take the warnings lightly. Skip to the pages she advises if needed.

Although I gave this memoir a 5 star, I would struggle to recommend it due to the content nature and triggers.