Description: The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story Paperback – Large Print, March 2, 2020 Product Details Publisher : Sandra Jonas Publishing (March 2, 2020) Language : English Paperback : 564 pages Item Weight : 1.55 pounds Dimensions : 6.14 x 1.41 x 9.21 inches Spur Award Winner for Best Western First Nonfiction Book • Spur Award Finalist for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction • IPPY Silver Award for Best Memoir • Next Generation Indie Award for Best Memoir (Overcoming Adversity) • International Book Award for Best True Crime • Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal, Nonfiction DramaA violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival.Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad, a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies—even murder. Intimidating David with beatings, Thurston coerced his son into doing his criminal bidding. David’s mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn’t protect him.Through sheer determination, David managed to get into college and achieve professional success. When he finally found the courage to refuse his father’s criminal demands, he unwittingly triggered a plot of revenge that would force him into a deadly showdown with Thurston Crow. David would have only twenty-four hours to outsmart his father—the brilliant, psychotic man who bragged that the three years he spent in the notorious San Quentin State Prison had been the easiest time of his and palpable, The Pale-Faced Lie is an inspirational story about the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit.“Cinematically gripping.”—Kirkus Reviews“Empowering missive about the long shadow cast by an abusive parent.”—Publishers Weekly“For fans of Tara Westover’s Educated, The Pale-Faced Lie . . . is a disturbing yet captivating memoir about how one man’s psychotic delusions can imprison an entire family.”—New York Journal of Books Read more
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Book Title: Pale-Faced Lie : a True Story (Large Print)
Number of Pages: 564 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Jonas Publishing House LLC, Sandra
Item Height: 1.4 in
Topic: Murder / General, Personal Memoirs, Native Americans
Publication Year: 2020
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: True Crime, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 24.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: David Crow
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
