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"Call Me Tuesday" by Leigh Byrne delves into the heartbreaking story of a young girl named Tuesday who faces severe abuse and neglect at the hands of her own mother after a tragic event in the family. The plot follows Tuesday's struggles as she endures physical and emotional torment while desperately seeking love and care in a hostile environment. The writing style of the book captures the raw emotions and harrowing experiences of the protagonist, evoking empathy and deep reflection from readers about the realities of child abuse and the resilience of the human spirit.

Characters:

The characters are deeply affected by the central trauma, with Tuesday representing strength amidst vulnerability and her mother embodying destructive tendencies.

Writing/Prose:

The author employs a raw and heartfelt writing style that resonates with readers, effectively conveying the emotional weight of the story.

Plot/Storyline:

The narrative centers on a girl's harrowing experience of abuse, delving into her traumatic upbringing and the impact of her mother's cruelty.

Setting:

The setting serves to amplify the themes of neglect and abuse, largely focusing on the home and school environments.

Pacing:

The pacing of the memoir is swift and captivating, maintaining reader engagement through high emotional stakes.
At one time, when I first started using the bucket as a toilet, the acrid air in my room had burned the inside of my nose, and everything I ate and drank tasted like the smell of pee. But now, after m...

Notes:

The book is a nonfiction memoir about Leigh Byrne's childhood experiences with an abusive mother.
Tuesday's mother subjected her to severe neglect and physical abuse.
The abuse resulted in life-threatening situations, including starvation and dehydration.
Tuesday's father was portrayed as weak and did not protect her from her mother's abuse.
Other family members, including brothers and relatives, ignored the signs of abuse.
The book highlights the failures of Child Protective Services to intervene adequately.
Readers often express strong emotions, including anger towards the mother and father.
The story underscores the need for awareness and recognition of child abuse.
Many readers were moved enough to reevaluate their own family relationships after reading it.
The book aims to shed light on the reality of abuse, showing that it can happen even in seemingly normal families.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

The book contains high content warnings due to graphic depictions of child abuse, neglect, and trauma.

From The Publisher:

At eight-years-old, Tuesday Storm's childhood is forever lost when tragedy sends her family spiraling out of control into the darkest of dysfunction. Suddenly the loving environment she's come to know becomes an endless nightmare of violent abuse and twisted punishments as she's forced to confront the cruelty lurking inside the mother she idolizes. Based on a true story, Call Me Tuesday recounts, with raw emotion, a young girl's physical and mental torment at the mercy of the monster in her mother's clothes-a monster she doesn't know how to stop loving.

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About the Author:

Leigh Byrne is an American author whose books include two Amazon bestselling memoirs, the brutal "Call Me Tuesday," in which she reveals her experiences as a victim of severe child abuse, and "Call Me Cockroach," which continues her story, explaining how her childhood trauma controlled and crippled most of her adult life and how she struggled daily to overcome the repercussions of her past. Leigh is currently working on a third book, due to be released in 2018.

 
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