· A Private Family Matter By Victor Rivas Rivers Profound and poignant, it is a compelling memoir with a cause. Victor Rivers's way of thanking all the angels and advocates who made a difference in his life is by trying to make a difference in all of ours. Questions for Discussion: 1. Victor begins his story with a description of his coming Brand: Atria Books. · So begins Victor Rivas Rivers in this powerful chronicle of his escape from the war zone of domestic violence—too often regarded as a “private family matter”—and his journey toward independence, recovery, and renewal. In A Private Family Matter, Victor recalls his days as an angry youth living under the rule and wrath of his father. · Some of the youngest memories Victor Rivas Rivers has are of his father being abusive to his mother, his siblings and himself. A Private Family Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.
A PRIVATE FAMILY MATTER. A Memoir. by Victor Rivas Rivers. BUY NOW FROM. AMAZON BARNES NOBLE GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. Tweet. KIRKUS REVIEW. Young man survives violent childhood to play big-time college football, perform in some forgettable films, party with Melanie Griffith, and travel the country speaking on. A Private Family Matter: A Memoir|Victor Rivas Rivers, By Force Of Will, The Life And Art Of Ernest Hemingway|Scott Donaldson, Weather The Cuckoo Likes (Over The Edge Series)|Robin D. Laws, Jennie About To Be|Elisabeth Ogilvie. VICTOR RIVERS - Actor, Athlete, Activist, Author. Veteran star of more than two dozen films. National spokesperson for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Author of A Private Family Matter.
He detailed his abusive upbringing in his book, A Private Family Matter: A Memoir, and now speaks around the country to groups fighting to end domestic violence. Rivers will speak to his. In A PRIVATE FAMILY MATTER, author Victor Rivas Rivers chronicles his escape from the War Zone of family violence in which abuse took place on the level of torture. Thanks to the power of intervention from others, his path became a journey of transformation—from dangerous youth considered beyond help to successful athlete, actor, activist, father and husband. Though at times Victor's odyssey is heartbreaking and disturbing, A Private Family Matter is ultimately a triumphant testament to humanity, courage, and love. Profound and poignant, it is a compelling memoir with a cause.
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