Broken: A Memoir

By Leon R. Walker Jr.

Book Overview

SHOCKING...JAW DROPPING...
Adults called him DIABLO His addictions started by age 6
Leon wanted to be like other kids; he wanted to be normal, he wasn't
BROKEN...A gripping tale of a lost and damaged kid that will take you on a powerful, emotional, and intense rollercoaster ride. Eye opening, and heartbreaking
A very young and dark life, this is the story of Leon R. Walker's youth and his deeply rooted de-mons. From his earliest memories to his last year of high school, he recalls in great detail, his childhood as disturbing, turbulent, and mind shattering. Born in 1965, as a black kid growing up in the inner city of Cleveland and East Cleveland in the 70s and early 80s, he was exposed to pov-erty, racism, and violence. The victim of a broken home, Leon somehow survived his youth, de-termined to learn from his mistakes and succeed in a seemingly inhospitable world. His young mind warped, his eyes deceived, he saw and engaged in things no child his age should ever see, or do. His life BROKEN

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642370681
• ISBN13: 9781642370683
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"