David’s mother held the family emotionally hostage with her furious withdrawals, even as she kept her emotions hidden - including from herself. The resulting silence was in keeping with the atmosphere of secrecy and repressed frustration that pervaded the Small household and revealed itself in the slamming of cupboard doors, the thumping of a punching bag, the beating of a drum.īelieving that they were doing their best, David’s parents did just the reverse. No one had told him that he had cancer and was expected to die. With this stunning graphic memoir, David Small takes readers on an unforgettable journey into the dark heart of his tumultuous childhood in 1950s Detroit, in a coming-of-age tale like no other.Īt the age of fourteen, David awoke from a supposedly harmless operation to discover his throat had been slashed and one of his vocal chords removed, leaving him a virtual mute. Times Top 25 Non-Fiction Book of 2009Īn NPR Best Book of the Year, Best Memoir A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Best Book of the YearĪ Washington Post Book World’s Ten Best Book of the YearĪ California Literary Review Best Book of 2009Īn L.A.
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