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  • Published: 5 December 1997
  • ISBN: 9780099257073
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $32.99

A Safe Place





The true story of the shocking events preceding Sleepers

'IT'S TIME YOU KNEW THE TRUTH, ' 'ABOUT YOUR FATHER. ' 'WHAT ABOUT HIM?' 'HIS FIRST WIFE, ' SHE SAID. 'SHE DIDN'T DIE OF CANCER. ' 'HOW DID SHE DIE?' 'HE MURDERED HER. ' At the age of fourteen Lorenzo Carcaterra made a shocking discovery. Behind closed doors he and his mother survived the erratic, violent outbursts of his father. A powerful man, he tempered his rage with affection. To a young boy he was a man to both love and fear. Until Lorenzo learned a shattering fact that forever changed his life. His father was a murderer.

  • Published: 5 December 1997
  • ISBN: 9780099257073
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $32.99

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Praise for A Safe Place

Unforgettable... a remarkable book

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Dramatic, graphic and wrenching

Washington Post

Haunting, fast-paced

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