The Shadows of a Man

by James M Sellers

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Pub Date Aug 16 2020 | Archive Date Oct 29 2020

Biographies & Memoirs | Nonfiction (Adult)

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The Shadows of a Man is a disturbing true story about a little boy abused and sexually molested by the people close to him.

A boy taught that the most important thing in his life was to take care of his sisters and brothers, no matter what.

Even if it means stealing and selling his body in order to feed them.

A boy who murdered for his sister and was introduced into the adult world much to soon.

Into a world of crime, drugs and prostitution to supply and take care of his mother's Crack habit, which soon became his own at the age of 15.

A boy arrested and tried as an adult for cutting a mans throat and sent to prison, and abandoned by his family when he needed them most.

A compelling true story about a boy's misguidance and his MINDSET...

The Shadows of a Man is a disturbing true story about a little boy abused and sexually molested by the people close to him.

A boy taught that the most important thing in his life was to take care...

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Barbara T, Reviewer

The most disturbing thing about this book is that it's an autobiography. Sexual, physical and mental abuse, violence, addiction, neglect, betrayal… A life nobody wants to imagine and most of us can't even imagine.
It's a very long tale of a quite short life up to the end of this book.
Again and again James mentions his faith in God, but circumstances and his upbringing won't allow any real change. I can only hope that we'll see this change in his next book.
Under this circumstances it's amazing how strong the bond is with his family. I was speechless how James still loves his mother more than anything after everything she did to him.
His brutal honesty is admirable.

I'm aware that the copy I got is unedited, but I had to get used to overlooking the many grammatical mistakes, some inconsistencies and the unknown slang. The book could use some shortening, though.