Hell; purgatory; heaven - Jackson, Hugh M

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Résumé :
Hell; purgatory; heaven describes the life and times of the author Hugh M Jackson. The book is divided into three areas. In his childhood, his description of his family treatment of him falls is described as hell and tells of the horrors meted out to him. The next area, listed as purgatory tells how he adapted and strengthened his personality to cope with his family's ongoing attempts to control him. During this period, he is advised of someone's confession of love for him, from a fellow pupil who was two years younger. How to cope with that situation caused problems because no-one, had ever made him feel loved. He spent a fair amount of time in that boy's company but avoided his advances as he didn't want him to suffer what he had suffered at the hands of his own family. Having left school and started work, they were no longer able to remain in contact. A few years later, some friends visited him at home and they brought someone with them that Hugh didn't know. It was then that the Heaven; part of his life started, which lasted the whole period of forty six years together in real love, before tragedy tore them apart. The author continues living his life still in love with the one person who showed him heaven.

Biographie:
The family into which Hugh M Jackson was born into was, in some way, a family of two halves. Two boys were born in the years just before WW2 started, but in that same period, there had been some miscarriages where each of those were female. When that war ended and the family reunited, the second part of the family was born. At last they had the gift of a daughter, but that only became possible because she had been protected in the womb by her twin brother, who was Hugh M Jackson, the youngest of the family. The girl was absolutely adored by the parents, who showed no love for Hugh who came into the world with health issues. Throughout his childhood life he could feel no love from any other family member. He only knew mistreatment and abuse. He learned to become quietly strong enough to be able to bear pain and sorrow within, in order to show no weakness. None of his family could see him crying or being in pain as a result. He kept himself to himself and had no dialogue with any of them, unless it was an absolute necessity. This was the rock upon which his character was formed for the rest of his life. A man of honour and honesty, kindness, love and empathy.