Since its original publication in 2017, Lost in the Reflecting Pool: Surviving Narcissistic Emotional Abuse has received recognition from several independent literary organizations in categories that include memoir, family and relationships, self-help, reflection, personal struggle, and regional writing. Taken together, these honors reflect the book’s unusual scope.
It is both a deeply personal memoir and a psychologically informed exploration of emotional abuse, resilience, and the rebuilding of identity.
Recognition Across Two Editions
The memoir has been recognized in both its original edition, published by She Writes Press in 2017, and its expanded second edition, published by Muse Literary in 2024. The original edition established the book’s literary reputation, while the revised edition introduced additional psychological material, including an expanded Afterword discussing emotionally abusive relationships, and received a new round of recognition from reviewers and award programs.
