Cool South African writer
This cat is a $30 Writing School fan. I dig his moxie, including the fact that he sold his car to publish his first book.
Gauteng, Boksburg: Author Johan Botha ( Agter Geslote Deure) has translated the mentioned book to English as; Behind Closed Doors. Dreamcatcher Publishing will publish this book During May 2010. Behind Closed Doors is a book about unresolved grief, sexual and drug abuse and a look at the seedy world of a psychotic parent. Exploring a darker side of sexual child abuse and the struggle of the child to cope with this, the book is a must read for each and every one of us.
Being sexually abused by both family members and his father, Johan is taken into the world of drugs, sex and alcohol by his father. Forcing Johan to have sex with other men his father cruelly dominates his whole life. Scared to death and scarred for life Johan has to make the best of it in order to survive. He becomes a loner and creates his own imaginary world of heroes and culprits. He has trust issues leading him to live like a hermit since his childhood. For the rest of his life he has commitment and responsibility issues. He has to learn to cope with this as an adult and survival is a key issue to Johan. Writing this book helped him to heal and his ideal is to reach other going through the same in order to let them know that they are not alone!
Praise received for Agter Geslote Deure:
This book has grabbed me deeply with the open honesty and soul baring of the author. It took 35 years to fight against it all. Where you find yourself is not a joke. Even against the people that are supposed to love and guard you. How does a person heal? This is one of the questions I ask myself when I see the pain that this child has to cope with.
This book grabs the deepest parts of being human and in the 35 years that has gone, where was the people in the system? Where are the adults and professional people … ?
NAOMIE VICTOR, social worker, 37 years experience
Johan Botha is the Author of Agter Geslote Deure and is in the process of completing various other fiction titles. Creative writing is a passion with Johan and he has gone the extent of giving up everything else to follow a lifelong dream. He will be giving lectures at schools and venues to make other aware of sexual and drug abuse. Johan grew up in Johannesburg and now lives on the East Rand.
His influences are Wilbur Smith, Dean Koontz and Stephen King.
If you are interested in interviewing Johan or receiving a review copy of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, please contact us by email at: johanbothaskrywer@gmail.com
Please note that for family magazines we supply another cover although the original cover is used on the book itself.
Biographical Fiction
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Behind Closed Doors May 31, 2010-05-16 Johan Botha Dreamcatcher Publishing Isbn: 978-0-620-40230-9
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Biographical Fiction Behind Closed Doors Isbn: 978-0-620-40230-9 __________________________________________ Author: Johan Botha Bisac Categories: Price: R139.00 FICTION/ General Page Count: 190 FICTION/ Biographical Binding: Paper FICTION/ Family Life First Run: 2000 Pub. Date: 31/05/2010 Page size: A5
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Being sexually abused by both family members and his father, Johan is taken into the world of drugs, sex and alcohol by his father. Forcing Johan to have sex with other men his father cruelly dominates his whole life. Scared to death and scarred for life Johan has to make the best of it in order to survive. He becomes a loner and creates his own imaginary world of heroes and culprits. He has trust issues leading him to live like a hermit since his childhood. For the rest of his life he has commitment and responsibility issues:- He has to learn to cope with this as an adult and survival is a key issue to Johan. Writing this book helped him to heal and he’s ideal is to reach other going through the same in order to let them know that they are not alone!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Johan Botha is the Author of Agter Geslote Deure and is in the process of completing various other fiction titles. Creative writing is a passion with Johan and he has gone the extent of giving up everything else to follow a lifelong dream. He will be giving lectures at schools and venues to make other aware of sexual and drug abuse. Johan grew up in Johannesburg and now lives on the East Rand.
His influences are Wilbur Smith, Dean Koontz and Stephen King.