{"product_id":"golden-bruises-paul-gillispie-9798993399003","title":"Golden Bruises: A Memoir of Surviving Childhood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden Bruises\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis an unflinching memoir of navigating childhood, told through the eyes of a boy who learns to survive in a world where adults repeatedly fail him. It is not about triumph or redemption-it is about endurance.Set in Southern California during the 80s and 90s, \u003cem\u003eGolden Bruises\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles a childhood shaped by neglect, sexual threat, and instability, where danger often arrives in familiar faces. Left to navigate fear without protection, the narrator develops quiet, methodical strategies to keep himself and his siblings safe-locking doors, watching windows, learning when to stay silent and when to speak. The book traces how a child learns to read adult behavior not for comfort, but for survival.Written with restraint and clarity, \u003cem\u003eGolden Bruises\u003c\/em\u003e resists the language of healing and closure. Instead, it examines what remains when safety is never guaranteed, and adulthood offers no easy resolution. The narrative refuses spectacle, favoring precision over sentimentality and honesty over catharsis.\u003cem\u003eGolden Bruises \u003c\/em\u003ewill appeal to readers of memoirs like\u003cem\u003e A Little Life \u003c\/em\u003eby\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eHanya Yanagihara\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efor its emotional endurance\u003cem\u003e; Heavy \u003c\/em\u003eby\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eKiese Laymon\u003cem\u003e and Educated \u003c\/em\u003eby Tara Westover\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethough \u003cem\u003eGolden Bruises\u003c\/em\u003e stands apart in its refusal to portray survival as redemption, offering it as a birthright instead.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Gillispie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993399003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Infinite Pages Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.54d","brand":"Paul Gillispie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450470969599,"sku":"9798993399003","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dc12470-ee4e-4a0a-8d55-c1f783050af4.jpg?v=1777267938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/golden-bruises-paul-gillispie-9798993399003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}