The Truth About Demons: A Memoir

by C.A. Gilchrist

Overview

Can he learn Growing up shouldn't be this dangerous.

Eight year-old Cameron's life teeters between terror and sanctuary. With his only refuge the local library, he faces a neighborhood psychopath, brutal family tragedy, and a demon-obsessed mother in the grips of an apocalyptic cult. When Cam turns eighteen, the doomsday cult tightens its grip, and his journey spirals into homelessness, drugs and alcohol, and the violent criminal underworld of 1980s New Jersey and Philadelphia.

Of all the demons that haunt us, the ones we inherit are the hardest to kill.

Witty, funny and fierce, The Truth About Demons is a relentless rollercoaster of heartbreak and hope, featuring larger-than-life characters that could easily grace a movie screen. Amid shattered dreams, and haunting events is a deeply moving, coming-of-age story packed with plenty of laughs, some tears, and enough heart to make even the demons blush.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798991402972
Publisher:	True Ink Press
Publication date:	01/15/2025
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Cameron Gilchrist is an author residing in San Diego, California, a far cry from the suburbs of Philadelphia where he grew up.

Through the years, Cameron had multiple ventures including owning and running an art gallery, an entertainment company, a video production company and a career in solution engineering.
Cameron fell in love with books at an early age and he credits the public library and its story-laden shelves for giving him the courage to persist through the dark times.

When not herding words into some semblance of order, Cameron can be found pretending to play guitar or perfecting a stand-up routine that will most likely never see a stage.

Witty, funny and fierce, his memoir, The Truth About Demons is a relentless rollercoaster of heartbreak and hope, featuring larger-than-life characters that could easily grace a movie screen.

Editorial Reviews

"Highlighting the power of love, loyalty, and literature, Cam's powerful memoir is riveting, life-affirming, and just plain brilliant."

Author - Arkansas Summer - Anne Moose

"A riveting, can't-put-it-down trip. Juggles multiple themes—all with a very personal angle from a main character who is easy to root for. A wide cast of complex characters show the breadth of human potential: from cruelty to kindness. Engaging story. Brilliantly written."

Goodreads - Robert Schmidt

"Inspiring. Heartwarming. Emotional. The Truth About Demons is hard to put down, a story of an almost unbelievable rollercoaster of a life. Reading this book, it's hard to imagine that one person could have endured so much and lived to tell the story with humor and insightful perspective. The telling is brave and reinforces the belief that we can't make assumptions about other peoples' experiences."

Goodreads - Amy Zimmerman

"...incisive, visceral honesty...rich with sensory description, insightful...reminding readers that there's always joy to be found, even in life's darkest moments."

KIRKUS REVIEWS

"The Truth About Demons is a raw and often darkly humorous memoir of survival, identity, and the crushing weight of belief systems that promise salvation but deliver only fear. Gilchrist's tale is a testament to resilience, the power of questioning, and the freedom in finding your own truth when everyone around you is preaching theirs."

Author-The Many Lives of Mama Love - Lara Love Hardin