Glimmer

Foreword by Cameron DiazA raw and heartening memoir of one womans journey from surviving childhood sexual abuse to becoming one of the most successful stuntwomen in Hollywood.Reading Kimberly Shannon Murphys searing and vividly told memoir is like watching a gripping work of cinema verit: each scene demands our attention as the plot moves towards its dramatic conclusion. A powerful and inspiring story of suffering and shame, resilience and redemption.Gabor Mat M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Myth of NormalPiece by piece, the on-site medic tweezes the shards of candy glass from my face. I dont mind the stinging. I dont flinch.As an award-winning stuntwoman, Kimberly Shannon Murphy was intimate with pain. For years, she propelled her body through dangerous spacesmedicating the trauma of her childhood sexual abuse with the adrenaline rush that came from pushing herself to the absolute limit. But as Kimberly learned, no matter how much you suppress your past, it always