{"product_id":"the-truth-book-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Truth Book: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSkyhorse Publishing Inc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorothy Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopted as a baby and raised by a devout Jehovah's Witness family, Joy Castro is constantly reminded to tell the truth no matter what the consequences. Nevertheless, Castro finds this tenet to be the most violated. Here, in her very own \u003ci\u003eTruth Book\u003c\/i\u003e, Castro bears witness to a childhood lost but a life regained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastro's parents divorce after her father is excommunicated for smoking. She is twelve when her mother marries a \"brother\" in the church who, though exhibiting an impeccable public persona, is violent and controlling at home. For two years, Joy does not grow at all; in fact, she loses sixteen pounds in response to the physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual abuse she suffers at his hands. Her battered mother does nothing to protect her, nor does her church. She is sustained by humor, books, and her protective love for her younger brother until their daring escape. This courageous personal account looks freshly at the disturbing effects of religious hypocrisy and the resilience of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Castro is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of English and the Institute for Ethnic Studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eIsland of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2012) and the novel \u003ci\u003eHell or High Water\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Latino Book Club selection. Dorothy Allison is an award-winning poet, novelist, and essayist, and the author of \u003ci\u003eBastard out of Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.9 x 7.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758796570912,"sku":"9780803240629","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f245185841d6f0b9be29301b5ce6b9b7.webp?v=1780135826","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-truth-book-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}