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The Wild Boy of Waubamik - A Memoir (Paperback)
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The Wild Boy of Waubamik - A Memoir (Paperback)
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List price R537
Loot Price R449
Discovery Miles 4 490
You Save R88 (16%)
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“An inspiring story of resilience, told with a vivid sense of
character and humour.” —RICHARD CROUSE, CTV host and film
critic Film critic, writer, and broadcaster Thom Ernst chronicles
his life growing up with an abusive father in rural Ontario. The
residents of Waubamik know about the Wild Boy, a somewhat feral
child, standing nearly naked in a rusty playground of weeds and
discarded metal, clutching a headless doll. They know the boy has
been plucked from poverty and resettled into a middle-class family.
But they don’t know that something worse awaits him there. This
is the story of a system that failed, a community that looked the
other way, and a family that kept silent. It is also a record of
the popular culture of the 1960s — a powerful set of myths that
kept a boy comforted. But ultimately, The Wild Boy of Waubamik is a
story of triumph, of a man who grew up to become a film critic and
broadcaster despite his abusive childhood. It reminds us that life,
even at its darkest, can surprise us with moments of joy and hope
and dreams for the future.
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