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Description
Top investigative journalist Victor Malarek had to fight hard to rise in the world--against a violent home life, the mean streets of Montreal, a series of brutal schools for boys.
Hey Malarek! is a fast-paced, riveting account of his childhood and adolescence, of the difficulty of growing up in an abusive household, of petty crime and disproportionate punishment. It chronicles the abuse he suffered growing up with a Ukrainian name in a society dominated by Anglos. It examines the brutal rules of life on the streets, the codes of survival. Above all it presents the true story of an ordinary kid caught in a world of boys homes, social workers, probation officers, and crime.
Hey Malarek! is a true, gritty account of one man's triumph over harsh circumstances.
Editorial Reviews
"Compelling."
— Montreal Gazette
"It's all there--the hit-and-run violence, the hit-and-run sex, the petty thievery...boy's homes, probation officers, foster homes."
— Edmonton Journal
"Very human."
— Calgary Herald
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