LEADER 01826oam 2200265z- 450 001 9910158840703321 010 $a0-7953-4334-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001011011 035 $a(VLeBooks)9780795343346 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001011011 100 $a20210505c2014uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 $aToo Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing A Child Called "It" 210 $cRosettaBooks 215 $a1 online resource (540 p.) 330 $a<p>In the blockbuster autobiography <i>A Child Called "It"</i>, 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 his own family.</p><p>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 Pelzers 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.</p> 606 $aAdult child abuse victims 606 $aMiddle-aged persons 615 0$aAdult child abuse victims. 615 0$aMiddle-aged persons. 700 $aPelzer$b Dave$01107343 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158840703321 996 $aToo close to me$92631229 997 $aUNINA