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A Safe Place

Lorenzo Carcaterra author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cornerstone

Published:4th Dec '97

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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The true story of the shocking events preceding Sleepers

'IT'S TIME YOU KNEW THE TRUTH, ' 'ABOUT YOUR FATHER. ' 'WHAT ABOUT HIM?' 'HIS FIRST WIFE, ' SHE SAID. ' 'HOW DID SHE DIE?' 'HE MURDERED HER. ' At the age of fourteen Lorenzo Carcaterra made a shocking discovery. Behind closed doors he and his mother survived the erratic, violent outbursts of his father.'IT'S TIME YOU KNEW THE TRUTH, ' 'ABOUT YOUR FATHER. ' 'WHAT ABOUT HIM?' 'HIS FIRST WIFE, ' SHE SAID. 'SHE DIDN'T DIE OF CANCER. ' 'HOW DID SHE DIE?' 'HE MURDERED HER. ' At the age of fourteen Lorenzo Carcaterra made a shocking discovery. Behind closed doors he and his mother survived the erratic, violent outbursts of his father. A powerful man, he tempered his rage with affection. To a young boy he was a man to both love and fear. Until Lorenzo learned a shattering fact that forever changed his life. His father was a murderer.

Unforgettable... a remarkable book * Newsweek *
Dramatic, graphic and wrenching * Washington Post *
Haunting, fast-paced * People *

ISBN: 9780099257073

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 224g

320 pages