The Clouds That Follow

By: Conley, Philip James

"The Clouds That Follow," is the memoir of a young boy growing up into adulthood in Maine. As the title suggests, this young boy has his share of problems: an abusive, cheating, alcoholic father, a mother who enabled the abuser, and actually engaged in bloody conflict with that man. The little boy suffered loss of self-esteem and confidence brought on by his tyrannical father until he couldn't take it anymore.Unable to function in school, being called lazy by abusive teachers brought this little 12 year old boy to the end of his proverbial rope and ultimately led him to perform despicible acts of self-mutilation in order to get get a day or two of peace. If only things got better from there, but that was not the case. A pervert took advantage of my abuse and abused me. I made it through high school , met a girl and married. Things were looking better until I nearly bled to death from colitis at the age of 26 and had to have"That Operation." The rest of my memoir, which concludes when I am 49 years old is equally incredible. The book is full of wry humor and much nostalgia. An easy read, yes, and a very, very powerful story. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1434352803
• ISBN13: 9781434352804
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"