A Child Called It : From international bestseller Dave Pelzer, the book that broke a million hearts - Dave Pelzer Science Fiction and Fantasy Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch

a fascinating and nuanced exploration of the sacrifices some make to focus on their art'LUKE TURNER

From his arrival in London in 1980

believed to be a living saint

A Child Called It : From international bestseller Dave Pelzer, the book that broke a million hearts - Dave Pelzer Science Fiction and Fantasy Kemi BadenochA harrowing and inspiring true story of a young boy's abusive childhood, from international bestseller Dave Pelzer. 'A story where love, kindness, patience and endurance triumph' Daily Mail*****Brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable and alcoholic mother, Dave became a slave; he was no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes torn and unwashed, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was