by Dave Pelzer · Orion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780752837505
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«A Child Called It» is Dave Pelzer's memoir, published by Orion in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Dave Pelzer recounts his childhood at the mercy of an alcoholic mother who stopped seeing him as a son and treated him like a slave she called «it». Beatings, hunger and humiliations marked his early years, while he dreamed of a family that would love him. A harrowing testimony to resilience and the will to survive.
First instalment of Dave Pelzer's autobiographical series, continued with The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave. Winner of the Soaring Eagle Book Award and the Lincoln Award.
For readers of memoirs and true stories of overcoming adversity; child abuse is described graphically.
David James Pelzer is an American author of several autobiographical and self-help books. His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies. The book brought Pelzer fame, and has also been a source of controversy: family members and journalists have accused Pelzer of fabricating several events in the book.
