Heartland - A Memoir (Paperback)

From the creator of Luther: Told with absolute veracity and unsparing candor, Heartland is the memoir of an isolated little boy and the brutish stepfather he couldn't help but love When Neil Cross was born, his mother suffered from severe postpartum depression and later admitted to trying to kill herself and her baby son. Then, when he was five, she "went out and didn't come back," leaving behind her children and their heartbroken father. Two years later she returns and gains custody of Neil, taking him to live with her new partner, Derek Cross, who showers him with attention and love in a way that Neil has never known. Derek teaches him about music and books; he is patient but firm, and more reliable than Neil's mother. But as Neil grows older he realizes his stepfather is more complicated than he seems. For all his love, Derek is a manipulator, an adulterer, a racist, and a con man. And he is the father whom Neil now loves. With devastating honesty, Neil Cross explores the circumstances of this love--one of pleasant rewards but consequences too dire to predict.

General

Imprint:	Open Road Media
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Neil Cross
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-4976-9278-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-4976-9278-4
Barcode:	9781497692787

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