Too Close to Me Paperback / softback
by Dave Pelzer
Paperback / softback
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The #1 New York Timesbestselling author and child abuse survivor reveals the challenges that he still faces as an adult, as a husband, and as a father.
In the blockbuster autobiography A Child Called ';It', Dave Pelzer shared the story of his childhoodone of the most dramatic and extreme stories of child abuse ever prosecuted in the state of California. As a child, Pelzer was beaten, starved, and abused both emotionally and physically by his alcoholic and mentally unstable mother. As a man, Pelzer went on to have love, happiness, a fulfilling career, and a family of his own.
To many, Pelzer seemed to have found his happy ending. But for a child abuse survivor, living a normal adult life carries challenges and complications above and beyond those faced by most people. This book, the fifth in Pelzer's nonfiction series, provides an honest and courageous look at the difficulties inherent in marriage, parenthood, work, and life from the perspective of someone who survived horrific physical and emotional terrors as a childand who seeks to meet the responsibilities and complications of adult life with love, strength, and an open heart.
In the blockbuster autobiography A Child Called ';It', Dave Pelzer shared the story of his childhoodone of the most dramatic and extreme stories of child abuse ever prosecuted in the state of California. As a child, Pelzer was beaten, starved, and abused both emotionally and physically by his alcoholic and mentally unstable mother. As a man, Pelzer went on to have love, happiness, a fulfilling career, and a family of his own.
To many, Pelzer seemed to have found his happy ending. But for a child abuse survivor, living a normal adult life carries challenges and complications above and beyond those faced by most people. This book, the fifth in Pelzer's nonfiction series, provides an honest and courageous look at the difficulties inherent in marriage, parenthood, work, and life from the perspective of someone who survived horrific physical and emotional terrors as a childand who seeks to meet the responsibilities and complications of adult life with love, strength, and an open heart.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:540 pages
- Publisher:Rosetta Books
- Publication Date:22/08/2014
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- ISBN:9780795351273
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:540 pages
- Publisher:Rosetta Books
- Publication Date:22/08/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780795351273
