- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse.com (1 Jan 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595745458
- ISBN-13: 978-0595745456
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,359,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book about extreme cruelty by a daddy for his children and his loving wife is written simply and from the heart, much of it from the point of view of the little girl Emelia who suffered unimaginable torture at the hands of her abusive, alcoholic father. "I wrote this book simply, like a little girl but with the heart of a woman," the author says. "You will find no words that you can't pronounce or understand. What you will find is the open heart of a little girl, then of the woman she became." The author goes on to give a vivid and heartfelt account of the abuse the same little girl suffered at the hands of nuns, supposedly the agents of God's love and mercy, behind the closed doors of a convent; thereafter she reveals how she found herself in a life-threatening situation, brought about by her own hand at fifteen, as a result of an unfeeling husband who raped and beat her. The picture she paints is made all the more poignant by the loss of the one true love whose memory will never die, by the loss of a devoted brother who couldn't stay because God wanted him more, and by the unconditional love of a mother prepared to sacrifice anything for her children. The book shows how the shadow of a father's cruelty can be cast over the whole life of a child
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extraordinary,
This review is from: Why Daddy, Why? (Paperback)
From the minute I started reading this, I couldn't seem to put it down. It was completely amazing! As I read, I seemed to be pulled into the life of the author. I was so moved by this story of cruelty and abuse; but even more by the fact that she always seemed to exchange hate for love even in the most difficult of times. The author sends a feeling of hope to all the other people who are going through some of the same things she went through. I was so inspired by her and her determination to not give up in the awefullest of times. I strongly suggest this book to everyone! I can promise you won't be disappointed; I wasn't!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic Book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Why Daddy, Why? (Paperback)
I never do much reading. I went to have my windshield replaced and they told me that it would take a while. My wife had this book in the car that she just bought so I picked it up and started to read it to pass the time.When I got home, my wife wanted her book but I wasn't about to let it go until I finished reading it! but it didn't take long because I couldn't put it down. "Why Daddy Why", is a book that everyone should read! it's a rude awakening to things all around you but no one really wants to look! I can't believe the things that this girl went through. You need to get this book and read it! and it's real easy to read. It say's right on the book that there are no words that you can't pronounce or understand. How true that statement is. Very powerful book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Unbelievable!,
By Emelia Hardy (Dover, N.H. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Why Daddy, Why? (Paperback)
This is a book that once you start to read it, you can't put it down.It keeps you on the edge of your seat. You have to keep reading because you have to know what else is going to happen.It's unbelievable what this family went through!. It goes on to tell what the author went through being split from her other siblings and mother. What a terrible life this child had! While living with nun's in a convent, it's hard to imagine that these woman of God could be so cruel! and Emelia tells it all! The Author described in detail all the terrible things that took place in her life..and there were many things!.. Everyone should read this book!...alcoholics, child abusers, and wife beaters..then and only then, maybe they can see what there actions can do to a family and especially a five year old girl who grows up and ends up trying to kill herself when she was only fifteen from something that wasn't her fault! The reader will be drawn into this true story and can't help but fall in love with this little girl. The reader will find that this is a very easy book to read because the author tells the story as a little girl!
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