In the tradition of The Glass Castle, Educated, and Heartland, Neal Wootentraces five decades of his dirt-poor, Alabama mountain family as the years and secrets coalesce.<br><br>Neal Wooten grew up in a tiny community atop Sand Mountain, Alabama, where everyone was white and everyone was poor. Prohi
Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery
โ Scribed by Thom Bierdz
- Publisher
- Thom Bierdz
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Thom Bierdz is currently on a recurring role on CBS' The Young and the Restless—with seven million daily viewers—reprising his role from twenty years ago. He is a fan favorite and his book opens all of the doors and windows into his personal life of tragedy and redemption, the murder of his mother, familial mental illness, and Thom's now openly gay and proud lifestyle. Thom has forgiven his schizophrenic brother, Troy, who will spend the rest of his life in a Wisconsin state prison.
โฆ Subjects
Biography & Autobiography; Performing Arts; Nonfiction; BIO005000
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