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Memoir

Missing childhood

by Gillian Dooley
July–August 2013, no. 353

Boy, Lost by Kristina Olsson

University of Queensland, Press $29.95 pb, 258 pp, 9780702249532

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Boy, Lost is a sad and shocking memoir, unique in particulars but not in broad outline. Domestic violence and psychological sadism lie at its heart.

 


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Boy, Lost by Kristina Olsson

University of Queensland, Press $29.95 pb, 258 pp, 9780702249532

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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