The Man I Didn't Know My Father's Hidden Struggle with PTSD |
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| Author:
| Smith, Dean |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7364534-5-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2023 |
| Publisher: | Annandale Press
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| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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The Man I Didn't Know narrates my discovery of a father unknown to me. To be sure, I thought that I knew my father. But, 32 years after his death, I discovered his diary and myriad short stories that he had written. As I read this trove, I realized that the author of the diary and the stories was unrecognizable: a stranger, a father I didn't know. This stranger was beset by the insidious demons of PTSD, demons that were foreign to the father I knew, respected, and loved. As I explored...
More DescriptionThe Man I Didn't Know narrates my discovery of a father unknown to me. To be sure, I thought that I knew my father. But, 32 years after his death, I discovered his diary and myriad short stories that he had written. As I read this trove, I realized that the author of the diary and the stories was unrecognizable: a stranger, a father I didn't know. This stranger was beset by the insidious demons of PTSD, demons that were foreign to the father I knew, respected, and loved. As I explored this unknown aspect of my father, I learned also about the lingering effects of his affliction on my own development as a child.