num_pages: 256
description: From the age of three Jonathan Self had only one ambition: not to be like his father. Despite his determination to be a better man -- and a better parent than his own had been -- Jonathan was a twice-divorced father of three and, at age thirty-five, spiraling. Self Abuse is the story of Jonathan's efforts to break free from the cycle of despair and dysfunction that characterized his youth. A brilliantly rendered, unapologetic memoir about the pain and joy of parenthood, Jonathan's story is as heartbreaking, redemptive, and unforgettable as it is true.
language: English
title: Self Abuse: Love, Loss and Fatherhood
titlecomplete: Self Abuse: Love, Loss and Fatherhood
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 51
publisher: Washington Square Press