Publisher's Synopsis
This is an eye opening, true accounting, of life in small town America with the unfortunate reveal of the dark side of life lurking just behind the front door.
This abusive relationship book begins in the small town of Ionia. For a small boy with a big imagination, Ionia is a place of wonders. Its woods are enchanted, its houses full of treasure - crystal balls, flying carpets, magic potions.
Life at home has been deteriorating ever since his mother married George, a factory roustabout with a violent temper. When his mother starts working the night shift, leaving George in charge, it is the author - the youngest of three boys - who becomes his special victim. To protect himself, the child must remain hyper vigilant, and at the age of seven he becomes "a private investigator, working secretly for myself." But the effects of childhood trauma endure, and at age forty, he is still struggling to make peace with his past. The final chapters propel the reader through a series of stunning revelations to the heart of this excavation.
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