A teenager's journey

Description

Many thousands of readers were moved by Richard B. Pelzer's heart-wrenching memoir, A Brother's Journey, in which he detailed the horrifyingly abusive childhood he endured at the hands of his mother, whose treatment of her children was first revealed by Dave Pelzer in his own hugely successful memoir, A Boy Called "It". Now, Richard reveals how the abuse inflicted on him as a child continued to affect his life as a teenager. He turned to drugs and contemplated suicide, while simultaneously trying to establish an autonomous life away from his destructive family situation. Yet as he stumbled toward adulthood, fighting and facing his demons, Richard's ultimate struggle toward victory was his alone. His salvation finally came when a surrogate family took him in, offering comfort, hope, and unconditional love --and ultimately the transformational power of forgiveness.

Description

After the success of his brother Dave Pelzer's bestselling memoir, Richard B. Pelzer touched thousands with his own account of an abusive childhood. In his second book, Richard reveals how the horrific treatment he endured as a boy affected him throughout his teenage years. As an adolescent, he found himself turning to drugs--even contemplating suicide--as he struggled to separate and live an autonomous life, away from his horrifying family situation. His salvation finally came when a surrogate family took him in, offering comfort, hope, and unconditional love--and, ultimately, the transformational power of forgiveness.--From publisher description.

Subjects

Genres

• Biography.
• Case studies.

Other Editions

• A teenager's journey: overcoming a childhood of abuseWarner Wellness2006-01-01
• Teenager's JourneyLittle, Brown Book Group Limited2006-01-01
• Teenager's JourneyLittle, Brown Book Group Limited2006-01-01
• A Teenager's JourneyWellness Central2006-05-15
• A Teenager's JourneyWellness Central2007-05-24
• A Teenager's JourneyElectronic resourceGrand Central Publishing2008-01-01