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 PrintableVersion A child criesDefying your upbringingA CHILD CRIES This is a frank and clear account of a boy starting life in the slums of Birmingham during the trauma of WW2. He was emotionally and physically neglected and became a stranger in his own family. He was deserted by his prostitute mother, and regularly beaten by his drunken father. As if that wasn't enough, he suffered from dyslexia and had a severe speech impediment. Unable to express himself, his thoughts were trapped inside his mind. Taken into institutional care, he at least had a meal, a bed, and a blanket to cover him at night! Standing up to his brutal father when he was 15 started a chain of events that transformed his life. Surgery corrected the speech defect. He developed a love for literature and overcame aspects of dyslexia. Educating himself he gained an apprenticeship, climbed the promotion ladder, and over the next 15 years worked to become the Marketing Director of the largest retail operation in North West England. He married, had a family, and is thankful that he has passed on a far better heritage to his own children. In Jubilee year he presented a special Bible to Her Majesty the Queen. Quite some transformation! Although it's not written from an overtly Christian perspective, it is inspiring to see that it is possible to overcome the effects of deprivation and to live a fulfilled life. This book would help anyone who rubs shoulders with those in broken homes, those debilitated by mental and physical abuse, or those who fear that their early upbringing is bound to cast a dark shadow over the whole of their life. Jenny Evans, © Evangelicals Now - September 2004 |
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