My Fathers Keeper
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My Fathers Keeper by Julie Gregory
A powerful and compelling memoir of growing up with a schizophrenic father, who hid his mental illness behind a charismatic larger-than-life, gluttonous personality and found logical explanations for the most bizarre ways of thinking.Praise for My Father’s Keeper:
‘Poignant and thought-provoking, it is a sad but powerful tale’ The Sun
‘Powerful and compelling’ Lincolnshire Echo
Praise for My Father’s Keeper:
‘A sad but powerful tale.’ The Sun
Praise for Julie Gregory and ‘Sickened’:
‘A terrific writer.’ Sunday Times
‘One of the books of the year.’ Glamour
‘It blazes with truth and anger… a true story of survival and achievement against the odds.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A remarkably well-written and affecting book.’ Time Out
‘This story of unfathomable child abuse is told with remarkable wit, compassion, and courage. It’s a work of beauty from a beast of a childhood.’ Augusten Burroughs, bestselling author of ‘Running With Scissors’
Julie Gregory grew up in Southern Ohio, and is the best-selling author of Sickened. A graduate student in psychiatry at Sheffield University, she currently lives in the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007268801 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007268807 |
| Title | My Fathers Keeper |
| Author | Julie Gregory |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2009-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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