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My Fathers Keeper by Julie Gregory

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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. From the international No.1 bestselling author of Sickened.

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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. From the international No.1 bestselling author of Sickened.

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 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 bestselling author of Sickened. A graduate student in psychiatry at Sheffield University, she currently lives in the United States.

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ISBN 13 9780007268788
ISBN 10 0007268785
Title My Fathers Keeper
Author Julie Gregory
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2008-06-02
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.