Devil's Child

2012-01-05 Family & Relationships

Author : Jerry Coyne
Release : 2012-01-05
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 705/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Devil's Child written by Jerry Coyne. This book was released on 2012-01-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deserted by his mother and abandoned by his father at just three months old, Jerry Coyne was sent to live in a Catholic children's home run by nuns of the order of the Sisters of Nazareth. Life soon settled into a rhythm and then, one day, the beatings started. Harsh, vicious punishments became part of everyday life for the bemused little boy as the nuns attempted to beat the Devil out of him. Jerry began to hide behind bad behaviour and at the age of 12, his defiance resulted in him being sent to a boarding for boys with behavioural problems. Life then got worse when his housemaster, the man whose job it was to take care of him, began a regime of mental, physical and sexual abuse. Years of self-hatred and guilt led to Jerry suffering from a severe stammer and, eventually, he tried to hang himself. This was the turning point and, after finally finding the courage to go to the authorities, Jerry and numerous other victims came forward and were instrumental in the conviction and imprisonment of their abuser. Devil's Child is the devastating true story of a childhood destroyed by abuse and of a young man's struggle to try to come to terms with the past and believe in the future.

The Devil's Children

2013-06-28 Religion

Author : Professor Jean La Fontaine
Release : 2013-06-28
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 526/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Devil's Children written by Professor Jean La Fontaine. This book was released on 2013-06-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of cases of serious child abuse have resulted from beliefs that children may be possessed by evil spirits and may then be given the power to bewitch others. Misfortune, failure, illness and even death may be blamed on them. The 'cure', nowadays called deliverance rather than exorcism, is to expel the spirits, sometimes by violent means. This book draws together contributions on aspects of possession and witchcraft from leading academics and expert practitioners in the field. It has been put together following conferences held by Inform, a charity that provides accurate information on new religions as a public service. There is no comparable information publicly available; this book is the first of its kind. Eileen Barker, founder of Inform, introduces the subject and Inform's Deputy Director goes on to detail the requests the charity has answered in recent years on the subject of children, possession and witchcraft. This book offers an invaluable resource for readers, whether academic or practitioner – particularly those in the fields of the safeguarding of children, and their education, health and general welfare.

The Devil's Children

2009 True Crime

Author : Loretta Loach
Release : 2009
Genre : True Crime
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Book Rating : 667/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Devil's Children written by Loretta Loach. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique true crime history of children who kill and how adults have tried to make sense of them

The Devil's Arithmetic

1990-10-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Jane Yolen
Release : 1990-10-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 304/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Devil's Arithmetic written by Jane Yolen. This book was released on 1990-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A triumphantly moving book." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder—she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this "Chaya" that everyone seems to think she is? Just as she begins to unravel the mystery, Nazi soldiers come to take everyone in the village away. And only Hannah knows the unspeakable horrors that await. A critically acclaimed novel from multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen. "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow." —SLJ, starred review "Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." —Booklist Winner of the National Jewish Book Award An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"

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