”A son’s story of surviving his father’s control — and finally breaking free.”
A critically acclaimed memoir, honored with a 5-Star review from Readers’ Favorite.
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“A heart-rending and powerful story of breaking the shackles of a domineering father and making a life on the author’s own terms.”
“A celebration of freedom from a father’s domination and a proclamation of the author’s right to happiness and joy, cruelly denied to him as a child and as an adult.”
— Grant Leishman, Readers’ Favorite (5-Star Review)
🌿 Who Is Jeff Peace?
Jeff Peace writes memoir with unflinching honesty and quiet courage. His work explores the long shadows of family, memory, and survival—bringing light to the unspoken truths that shape us. With prose that is both raw and tender, Jeff offers readers not just a story, but a hand to hold through difficult terrain.
Raised in a world where silence often felt safer than speaking, he now writes to break that silence—for himself and for anyone who has ever felt unseen. His memoir is more than a recounting of the past; it is an act of reclamation, proof that even in fractured families and painful histories, a voice can rise strong and clear.
💔 Why This Book?
Jeff Peace didn’t set out to write a memoir for catharsis alone—he wrote it as a record. A record of what happens when love twists into control, when generosity masks cruelty, when silence is demanded but truth insists on breaking through.
This book is a way of saying I was here. I lived it. It mattered.
It’s for the sons and daughters who learned too young that love could wound, and for the readers who need to know they are not alone.
📚 What to Expect From Jeff’s Writing
Jeff’s memoir is:
✨ Honest, sometimes painfully so
✨ Emotional, but never without purpose
✨ A testament to survival, boundaries, and the power of chosen family
✨ Written with the clarity of lived truth, not theory
His pages do not offer neat conclusions or easy forgiveness. Instead, they invite reflection, conversation, and—above all—courage.
🌎 Beyond the Page
Jeff lives in Florida with his husband and their daughter. Away from writing, he balances family life with a career in technology, proving that survival can coexist with joy, and that even those who carry difficult histories can build lives full of love, laughter, and hope.
💌 Contact
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📬 Email: jeff.peace.books@gmail.com