Throwaway Boy

'Why do you stick with me through all this?' Billy asked. 'Because I love you.' In 1997, Alix Chapel's world was to change forever when her husband Billy suffered a mental breakdown. After ten years of marriage, Billy's breakdown forced him - and Alix - to face up to the truth of his tormented childhood. Unbeknown to Alix, Billy had been living with a terrible burden: he was ruthlessly and shockingly abused as a child in care, and he had carried the mental scars into adulthood. When it all became too much for him, Alix, his devoted and loving wife, stood by him and helped him to work through the pain and begin the healing.

About the author

Alix Chapel is a supporter of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) and devotes much of her time to volunteering, fundraising, and writing.

Summary

'Because I love you.' In 1997, Alix Chapel's world was to change forever when her husband Billy suffered a mental breakdown. After ten years of marriage, Billy's breakdown forced him - and Alix - to face up to the truth of his tormented childhood.

Product details

• Authors: Alix Chapel, Chapel Alix
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9781786062550
• ISBN: 978-1-78606-255-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 215 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival