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Lost Boy: on Beating a Child --
Robert M. Katzman
其他書名
An Autobiography - Vol. 1
出版Fighting Words Publishing, 2023-12-31
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralDrama / General
ISBN195916600X9781959166009
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zkco0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Autobiography -- Book 1 of 6... 1. Lost Boy: on Beating a Child - An Autobiography - Vol. 1 - Revelations of Robert M. Katzman's harsh and troubling childhood on Chicago's South Side; where he was battered and abused from the age of 5 by his mentally-ill mother in a frequently fatherless household. Taught by his father that he must never hit a girl; this brutalized boy never fought back against his mother. His grammar-school days, however, were filled with fierce anger and schoolyard fist-fights. Young Bob suffered greatly but remained defiant, in a heart-rending story of resolute survival. Violence overshadowed young Bob's life, and fired his determination to stand up for himself and other kids suffering abuse at the hands of bullies. At 14, after 9 years of beatings, he escaped at midnight into a freezing rainstorm, with nothing. His father found him and the two lived in Hyde Park together, safe at last, but with little money. Daring now to tell the secrets that were long-ago hidden, Katzman's unconquerable spirit inspires and invites us to marvel as he breaks free from the chains of fury and abuse that too often continue through succeeding generations, foreshadowing the futures of many victims who endure the secret, dark agony of abusive situations. His inspiring message to all of us is compelling.