FREE: Betty's Child by Donald R. Dempsey

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Up for bid is one like-new copy of Betty's Child by Donald R. Dempsey. This is a harrowing memoir of abuse and tells how the author was able to overcome it to build a better future for himself and his brothers.

It was a Hoffer Award Grand Prize Finalist and was recognized by the Hoffer Awards as one of the best new memoirs of the year in 2013.

"Heartrending and humorous." Kirkus Reviews

"Highly recommended." Dr. Alan Gettis, Ph.D., author of The Happiness Solution

"An unforgettable memoir." San Francisco Book Review

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In the tradition of Frank McCourt and Angela's Ashes, Don Dempsey uses Betty's Child to tell the story of life with his cruel and neglectful mother, his mother's abusive boyfriends, and hypocritical church leaders who want to save twelve-year-old Donny's soul but ignore threats to his physical well-being. Meanwhile, Donny's best friend is trying to recruit Donny to do petty theft and deal drugs for a dangerous local thug.

Young Donny is a real-life cross between Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield as he tells his story, with only his street smarts and sense of humor to guide him. Donny does everything he can to take care of himself and his younger brothers, but with each new development, the present becomes more fraught with peril--and the future more uncertain.