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Raw: A Memoir

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Format: Paperback / softback
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The gritty memoir of a man whose life was marred by childhood trauma and violent gang membership before discovering his artistic and creating talents while serving a prison sentence.

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Raw: A Memoir chronicles a childhood marred by physical and sexual abuse, and a man’s subsequent search for identity in unhealthy places, such as violent gangs and the military.

Childhood trauma reaches a climax when Damien tracks down and firebombs the home of a rapist. He subsequently becomes an artist and writer in prison.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780645815825

Publisher: Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 November 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 388

About the Author

Damien Linnane is the author of the crime novel Scarred (Tenth Street Press, 2019), and the illustrator of the book This is Ear Hustle (Crown Publishing, 2021). He is also the editor of Paper Chained, an art and writing magazine for prisoners, and is completing a PhD in law.  

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