02440cam a2200301 4500 389485883 TxAuBib 20190820120000.0 190715t20182015||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780795351273 0795351275 (OCoLC)1108636591 TxAuBib Pelzer, David J. Too close to me : the middle-aged consequences of revealing a child called "it" / Dave Pelzer. New York : RosettaBooks, 2018. ©2015. xiv, 242 pages ; 22 cm. The running man -- Justifiable denial -- The constant gardener -- The ruinous purge -- The black hole -- A thousand needles -- Left behind -- The mad dash -- A purpose with redemption -- The bargaining bureau -- Looking -- A bargain marriage -- Tentacle -- Of all things -- A change in circumstance -- The passing of the possibility -- Reconcile -- Epilogue -- Perspectives. Patsy ; Mary Mearse ; Stan ; Mrs. Joyce Woodworth ; George Sallas ; Kathryn Estey, executive director. In the blockbuster autobiography A Child Called "It," Dave Pelzer shared the story of his childhood--one 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. 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 Pelzer's 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 child--and who seeks to meet the responsibilities and complications of adult life with love, strength, and an open heart--provided by publisher. 20190820. Pelzer, David J. Adult child abuse victims Family relationships. Middle-aged persons Family relationships. Autobiographies. Child abuse. Biographies.