James Marinero - Susan's Brother Book Deal /James-Marinero-Susans-Brother-Book-Deal.html Press Rrelease August 16,2011. James Marinero signs deal to write 'Susan's Brother', based on the life of Chris Robinson. Abused and institutionalised as a child in an adult mental hospital, Chris fights against all the odds to become a successful professional and counsellor. Susan's Brother will be published by eZeeBooks UK in Spring 2012. James Marinero Susans brother press release new book deal book deal book collaboration james marinero non-fiction var bookmarkurl=window location href var bookmarktitle= function bookmark { if document all window external addfavorite bookmarkurl,bookmarktitle } news releases back | print | bookmark james marinero - book deal susan s brother southampton--august 16, 2011--james marinero is delighted to announce a collaboration to write a novel, susan s brother , based on the life of chris robinson in 1957, at the age of 9, susan&rsquo s brother was in an adult unit in a home counties mental hospital - a unit treating very seriously ill mental patients in 1985, susan&rsquo s brother took delivery of an aston martin dbs the intervening 28 years hold a remarkable story about a man who grew and prospered as a successful engineering professional, but started out as a dyslexic &lsquo slow starter&rsquo , abused and unwanted by his parents and sister set in a middle england which is recovering from the war, damaged buildings and infrastructure have to be repaired, but also damaged people and damaged lives this is based on a true history, a history that gives hope, a history that demonstrates how simple acts of kindness by friends and neighbours can help someone overcome tremendous handicaps, identity denial and family abuse to become a success both as a person and a parent there is also a message about those who learn to abuse as children and continue that abuse into adulthood with their own children, and also about those in the extended family who turn a blind eye out of a misplaced sense of family loyalty several public personalities some notorious , and carl jung, the eminent swiss psychiatrist, are among those who briefly feature in the life of susan s brother this book has some dark moments, but it is a book written to uplift as it was related to james, by susan&rsquo s brother &ldquo i want this book to show that ordinary people, doing ordinary things, can help someone get through the most appalling difficulties if it wasn&rsquo t for the tollhursts, i wouldn&rsquo t be here today&rdquo susan s brother will be published by ezeebooks uk in april 2012 james marinero writes thrillers he also writes novels based on true-life stories, in collaboration with people who have unique stories to tell contact the editor phil marks new_script0000000163 ↑ back to top