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A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse
by Richard B. Pelzer (Reader: Joshua Gates) (Reader: Author)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Hachette Audio (2005-01-01)
ISBN: 1586217178
EAN: 9781586217174
Dewey Decimal #: 362.76092
Binding/Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged
SKU: 080709004
Condition: New
Comments: Brand new in factory sealed wrap. All items ship from a smoke-free home.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The story of Dave Pelzer is a legend of our times: the shattering tale of the child called 'It' who was forced to live in the basement. His mother was the perpetrator of the horror, but she had a willing accomplice. It was Dave's brother Richard - the author of this book. When Dave was twelve the police removed him from the household, but the cycle of abuse continued. Mrs Pelzer had a new target for her crazed, alcoholic wrath. The hunter became the hunted. At the age of nine, Richard became the new 'It'. This is his story. Recounting the warped dynamics of a family riven by abuse, he reveals his guilt at being the abuser, his scarring at being abused, the complete lack of questioning within the family about what was happening - and even the twisted respect the boys had for their mother. Richard became the target of his mother's artillery of insanity, the victim of savage beatings leading to hospitalization, the boy denied clean clothes, the one who 'deserved' whole bottles of hot Tabasco sauce poured down his throat.
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Customer Reviews
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A Brothers journey
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-07-02
This book is extreme child abuse and a true story of survival. It will rip your heart out and make you scream for justice for the child in the story. It will make you want to strangle the mother and father of this boy and demand a strong look into the school, friends and relatives that knew it was going on and did nothing. It will make you want to hug your children.
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Interesting Perspective
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-03-30
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm a social worker so these type of stories interest me in how they show the human will to survive and deal with trauma. I of course enjoyed Dave Pelzer's books and this one is interesting in the fact that it gives you another perspective and experience from the same family. I recommend it.
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A BROTHER'S JOURNEYS
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-03-28
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you have read A BOY CALLED IT you have to read A BROTHERS YOURNEY. It will help you understand the yourney in this household. OH MY GOD! My heart goes out to these boys. I am so proud of them.
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God, Richard Pelzer, and Abuse
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-02-24
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
A BROTHER'S JOURNEY, by Richard B. Pelzer may be overshadowed by his brother Dave's account of A CHILD CALLED IT. In some ways, Richard's experience was better than Dave's, but worse in other ways. At times, the account is so vivid that I almost couldn't continue reading.
How Richard came through all the unimaginable abuse his mother inflicted on him is beyond my ability to comprehend! God wanted this child to live!
I especially appreciate the way Richard ended this book. Enjoy with me this quote: "Even the smallest of good and bad actions affects even the smallest of us.
"The value of just one soul is greater than any single thing upon this earth. For there can be nothing greater than raising a child in preparation for that journey back to where he came from, a place where his immortal father lives, a place known as heaven, a place called home."
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Great!
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-02-17
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
The product came before it was scheduled to and in great condition. What a heart-wrenching story, but very good. Quality product!
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