02689nam 2200397 450 991015884730332120230803214252.00-7953-5127-5(CKB)3710000000739538(MiAaPQ)EBC5503207(EXLCZ)99371000000073953820180926d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierToo close to me the middle-aged consequences of revealing a child called "it" /Dave Pelzer[Place of publication not identified] :RosettaBooks,[2014]©20141 online resource (267 pages)The running man -- Justifiable denial -- The constant gardener -- The ruinous purge -- The black hole -- A thousand needles -- Left behind -- The mad dash -- A purpose with redemption -- The bargaining bureau -- Looking -- A bargain marriage -- Tentacle -- Of all things -- A change in circumstance -- The passing of the possibility -- Reconcile -- Epilogue -- Perspectives. Patsy ; Mary Mearse ; Stan ; Mrs. Joyce Woodworth ; George Sallas ; Kathryn Estey, executive director."In the blockbuster autobiography A Child Called "It," Dave Pelzer shared the story of his childhood--one 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 his own family. 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 child--and who seeks to meet the responsibilities and complications of adult life with love, strength, and an open heart." -- Dust jacket.Middle-aged personsFamily relationshipsAdult child abuse victimsFamily relationshipsMiddle-aged personsFamily relationships.Adult child abuse victimsFamily relationships.155.66Pelzer David J.1107343MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910158847303321Too close to me2631229UNINA