I Just Wanted to Be Loved: A boy eager to please. The man who destroyed his childhood. The love that overcame it.
Language: English
Published by Harper Element, 2009
- Softcover
- New
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U.S.A.: Harper Element, 2009. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Publishers. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, I Just Wanted to be Loved: A Boy Eager to Please. The Man Who Destroyed His Childhood. The Love That Overcame it., Stuart Howarth, The author of the bestselling Please Daddy No reveals more harrowing experiences of his neglected childhood. Having survived the terrible abuse at the hands of his stepfather, Stuart has to reach within himself again to live through the degradation of prison. He is released back into the world without any support or counseling from the authorities. The child abuse and numerous court cases had almost destroyed him, and Stuart became reliant on drugs and alcohol. With his life spiraling out of control, Stuart attempts suicide a number of times. The last try leaving the doctors that resuscitated him incredulous he had survived. At the point of no-return, Stuart was sent to an hospital in the Scottish highlands to fight the demons that assailed him and rebuild his life. This is the remarkable story of his fight to be his own man 288 pp.…
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- Title
- I Just Wanted to Be Loved: A boy eager to please. The man who destroyed his childhood. The love that overcame it.
- Author
- Howarth, Stuart
- Publisher
- Harper Element
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0007271700
- ISBN 13
- 9780007271702
The author of the bestselling Please Daddy No reveals more harrowing experiences of his neglected childhood.
Having survived the terrible abuse at the hands of his stepfather, Stuart has to reach within himself again to live through the degradation of prison. He is released back into the world without any support or counselling from the authorities.
The child abuse and numerous court cases had almost destroyed him, and Stuart became reliant on drugs and alcohol. With his life spiralling out of control, Stuart attempts suicide a number of times. The last try leaving the doctors that resuscitated him incredulous he had survived.
At the point of no-return, Stuart was sent to an hospital in the Scottish highlands to fight the demons that assailed him and rebuild his life. This is the remarkable story of his fight to be his own man.
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Stuart lives in Manchester with his wife.
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