A Certain Fall

by Robert W. Chapman

A Certain Fall takes the reader to that cold, ominous place-the heart of a family that is self-destructing, and one child determined not to be taken down with them. It is a story about what love is and what love is not. In this collection of stories, a child emerges from a despairing family in the 1950s and '60s to find hope in the friendship of a small town and its people; and as an adult, struggles with the grief for a childhood lost. A Certain Fall is compassionate but bluntly unambiguous in depicting human cruelty: subtle, or deliberate and shameless. It describes the fortitude and courage of one resilient child and asks if forgiveness is an act or an event in one's life.

246 pages, Paperback

First published February 14, 2005

Reviews

[Yuchen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read on a horrific subject

[Candice · Rating 3 out of 5]

About childhood abuse...good read if your in the MH field.