Life of a Bastard Vol.1 Now in Paperback and eBook

NEW YORK - Aug. 15, 2017 - PRLog -- Life of a Bastard Vol. 1
Book Series by Damien Black & Illustrations by Laura Caiafa

"My memories from this period are often nebulous. They bend and warp like clouds caught between two fronts. A lot of terrible things happened to me that I try not to remember, but I was a child, I was innocent, and I used to be happy sometimes. "

$4.99 e-book / $14.95 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-63492-444-3 ASIN: B074DRM7BX Available on Amazon, Kindle, Nook, iBooks and other online retailers.

Born in Spanish Harlem in 1972 to a teenage Puerto Rican mother and a black father, Javier Soto is a blemish on the face of American society.  After a suspicious fire allegedly set by his mother, while his father serves time in prison, Javier and his sisters are removed from their home into foster care. This true story of Javier Soto's life takes you on the soul-stirring journey of a young boy in the custody of a brutal world.

Beginning at the Catholic Home Bureau, Javier's tale depicts the evolution of an innocent child into an enraged teenager as he battles his way through the perils of abuse, starvation, and neglect. Like thousands of American children who are driven into the foster care network Javier and his siblings are repeatedly shuffled through numerous foster homes, each one less welcoming than the last. Following eventual separation from his sisters, Javier is left to continue his crusade of survival alone.
An indelible account that tells of a boy's anguish, self-loathing and an unsatisfied yearning for love that is the birthright of every child. With such little grounds for hope, how far will Javier go?

About the Author

Damien Black was born in New York City during the more interesting times. In writing "Life of a Bastard", he wishes to capture the authentic and genuine experience of life in foster care, the struggles of identity, and the hard truths of sexual and physical violence that are common among the children who are abandoned. He hopes that the series will encourage readers to have more of understanding and compassion for the 20,000 foster care children that leave the "system" every year in the United States of America.

Damien Black is a Language Arts/ Science ESL teacher in China. His past artistic endeavors have been the writer, producer, and editor of the show on MNN New York City called "The Short Film Show" and Podcasting.  Damien has one son, Hannibal, and also thinks of his students as his extended children. Life of a Bastard is his first writing effort.


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