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| Author | Mick Foley |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf (US) Jonathan Cape (UK) |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | PrintHardback andPaperback) |
| Pages | 243 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-09-945028-3 (paperback edition) |
Tietam Brown is wrestlerMick Foley's first novel, published in 2003.
The book is about a period of time in the life of Antietam (Andy) Brown V and his father Antietam (Tietam) Brown IV (the names span across five generations, being taken from theBattle of Antietam). After 16 years of being tossed from foster home to foster home, and spending time inJuvenile Detention for killing a teenager who tried torape him, his father then shows up to take him home.
Andy wasmolested by his foster father, who was also a member of theKKK, and physically abused by his father. He puts up with cruel treatment from adults and older students at school. Every now and then in his life he cracks, and in a rage causes terrible harm to his tormentors. He draws strength from the love he gets from Terri, a beautiful girl in his grade at school.
On WWE.com, the author Mick Foley wrote in his blogFoley is Blog thatPaul Haggis, the director of the Oscar-winning movieCrash, was interested in makingTietam Brown into a feature film.[1]
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