hey hey, I am feeling very un-couth! I have only read books by Roald Dahl on your list!!! Although the Maeve woman sounds familiar so maybe I read one of hers at some point....I dunno.
Just finished an AMAZING book (called "a piece of cake"), a true story of a woman called Cupcake Brown who went through the toughest of crap you can imagine (rape, prostitution, drugs addiction.. you name it) anyway it made me realise lots about me and lots about how only me can make me better from the stuff that hurts me, it was inspirational. You gotta read it!
We need to talk properly I think, Work schedule is kinda hectic at the mo but when we both feel good and ready and have a weekend to spare maybe it's time to do that re-kindling thing you mentioned?!
that sounds like a really good book. Shall have to give that one a read! I have remembered one other of my fave authors and thats Phillip Pullman. Have you wread anything by Dave Peltzer? He is very inspirational too. He was horribly abused and brutalised by his mum for years, and I mean horribly. Like burning, stabbing, making him eat dogpoo and swallow ammonia....plus loads more horrid stuff. He swrote a child called it, which I wread a few years ago and ive just wread his third novel about how he overcame what happened to him and he is a totally sound person now. he has a couple of other books out as well which im going to get hold of. They are good reads too. Mebbes we can swap! Def want to meet up soon. Do u??
Yeah I've read most of Dave Peltzer's stuff, his brother Richard has written a few books (eg "A brothers Story") on the same topic... scary stuff
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hi Ive just ordered a child called it and the lost boy from amazon. I know what you mean about having to remind yourself that this stuff is real. Until I wread his third book I did find Dave Pelzers book a bit hard to believe. Not because I thought he was making it up but more because I couldnt believe that A) Someone could live through that B) A mother could do that to a child
and
C) A father could just stand by and let it happen.
But reading his third book made it more real, I think because he kind of faces up to it all and really discusses his feelings. Books about horrible experiences can make me feel a bit crap but they also inspire me and make me think Im going to fight my problems.
Anyway, I think it will be a bit wierd and scary but also good when we meet up. Im kind of looking foward to it but totally scared of it all at the same time!
Ditto about the book thing.... that's also why I read books like that, so that they can inspire me and give me strength to fight on!
As for meeting up, it's gonna be very odd isn't it, we were SO close for so long and now we're virtually strangers. I'm scared too, scared and excited, mainly scared at the moment though coz it's such a big thing for us both to do!
It is wierd strange. I dont think we are strangers though really, I think we just have alot of catching up to do. We still have the good memories of the past to relate to. I kno its scary so swe just hve to be casual about it I think! Though I kno thats pretty hard. Anyway, we shall just have to see what happens...
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Just finished an AMAZING book (called "a piece of cake"), a true story of a woman called Cupcake Brown who went through the toughest of crap you can imagine (rape, prostitution, drugs addiction.. you name it) anyway it made me realise lots about me and lots about how only me can make me better from the stuff that hurts me, it was inspirational. You gotta read it!
We need to talk properly I think, Work schedule is kinda hectic at the mo but when we both feel good and ready and have a weekend to spare maybe it's time to do that re-kindling thing you mentioned?!
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A) Someone could live through that
B) A mother could do that to a child
and
C) A father could just stand by and let it happen.
But reading his third book made it more real, I think because he kind of faces up to it all and really discusses his feelings. Books about horrible experiences can make me feel a bit crap but they also inspire me and make me think Im going to fight my problems.
Anyway, I think it will be a bit wierd and scary but also good when we meet up. Im kind of looking foward to it but totally scared of it all at the same time!
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As for meeting up, it's gonna be very odd isn't it, we were SO close for so long and now we're virtually strangers. I'm scared too, scared and excited, mainly scared at the moment though coz it's such a big thing for us both to do!
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