A Man Named Dave

The third instalment of a series of autobiographicalbooks of his life, continues the story of Dave Pelzer overcomingbeing abused as a child. The book starts with the memory of the lastday of abuse by his mother on March 4, 1973, and describes being hitin the throat with a broom, pushed down steps and choked, beforebeing rescued on March 5, 1973. The book also recounts the author'sdifficulties in sustaining his first marriage, which eventually endedin divorce. Pelzer describes how his mother has not yet "changed",understanding that she never will, as well as his father's battlewith and death by cancer. He also describes joining the Air Force,marrying an editor, and finally making peace with his mother beforeher death.