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Magical Tome
- First published
- 2015
- Pages
- 335 pages
- ISBN
- 9781943784127
The broken places
The outer archives are busy
About this book
"In The Broken Places, Joseph McBride, an internationally acclaimed American cultural historian, recalls his troubled youth in the Midwest during the 1960s. Searingly immediate and yet reflective, this is the author's memoir of his breakdown as a teenager and triumphant recovery. It gives an unsparing look at physical and psychological abuse, family dysfunction and addiction, sexual repression, and Catholic guilt. And at its heart, this is a haunting, often joyous love story," --
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Horror / Dark Elements
Romance
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LGBTQ+ Representation
Social & Political Themes in Stories