Relative Distance
A Memoir
by David Pruitt
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Pub Date Oct 04 2022 | Archive Date Nov 04 2022
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Description
Relative Distance is a powerful memoir of resilience and faith. While it’s an unflinching look at brothers being raised by a violent, abusive father and a detached, mentally ill mother, it’s also an inspiring account of two distinctive life journeys and an examination of the role played by family and society in individual homelessness.
After surviving his tumultuous upbringing, David Pruitt rises to become a CEO in Corporate America, while his brother, Danny, becomes a long-time homeless traveler. As David helps to grow a fledgling North Carolina business into what is at the time the largest specialty bicycle retailer in the United States, Danny sleeps under overpasses, jumps passing freight cars, lives in and out of shelters, faces death more than once—and encounters the best and worst of America in a restless search to find a better place in the world. Yet, despite their differences, a common thread runs through the distinct trajectories of the brothers’ lives: each of them struggles with difficult psychological issues stemming from their troubled past.
This deeply moving memoir examines the lifelong challenges that often come for those raised in an abusive home, along with the limitless possibilities we open ourselves to when we allow faith and determination to overcome judgment and fear.
A Note From the Publisher
David Pruitt is a first-generation college graduate from UNC-Greensboro and previously served on the advisory board for their Bryan School of Business. A licensed CPA and a member of the AICPA and NCACPA, David started his business career in an entry-level accounting position before advancing to first CFO, then CEO, of Performance Bike, for a time the largest cycling retailer in the United States. He is an avid reader, a happily married husband for over thirty years, and a proud father of two successful children. He currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
David retired from corporate America in 2016 and began writing Relative Distance. His early life as an abused child taught him how to overcome obstacles and his successful career as a senior executive taught him how to lead and communicate effectively as a writer and speaker. He has a passion and ability to not only tell his story but to help adults, young and old, who were abused as children to live the lives they want, not the ones forced on them.
That's what RELATIVE DISTANCE is all about: survival, overcoming obstacles, and finding the strength within yourself to get where you want to be.
Advance Praise
“David Pruitt’s brave and beautiful memoir, Relative Distance, teaches us about the miraculous resilience of the human spirit. But it's the book's generous compassion that makes it singular, offering something to each of us, no matter our circumstances.”
— Aran Shetterly, author of The Americano and the forthcoming book, Morningside
“With hundreds of books published each year intending to show readers a path to self-help, first-time author David Pruitt’s remarkable memoir RELATIVE DISTANCE, provides a well-marked alternative passage to personal discovery and growth. Everyone, no matter where they are along life’s journey, will find within this superbly crafted narrative, something enlightening and uniquely relevant to their lives - while being touched in ways that are totally unexpected but deeply resonant.”
—Tom Tolworthy, former president of Barnes and Noble and former CEO of The Vitamin Shoppe
“This is both a memoir and an instructional journey about overcoming abuse, building courage, developing determination, finding mentorship in life, and uplifting yourself out of darkness through faith. The CEO of a large bicycle retailer, Pruitt’s trade is a fitting metaphor for this compelling story: he develops his personal protective gear, adjusts his speed when approaching bumps in the road, and finally breaks the cycle of abuse while taking the reader on a safe ride towards hope.”
—Sara O’Meara, Childhelp Co-Founder & CEO, and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp Co-Founder & President
“First-time author David Pruitt has crafted a stunning memoir that is at once beautifully written, insightful and thought-provoking. It is storytelling at its very best and a message of hope for all who have traveled a difficult road.”
— Trish Lockard, co-author of Make a Difference with Mental Health Activism, certified instructor for Family-to-Family, the flagship program of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), memoir editor and writing coach
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781684631698 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 328 |
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