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David Rice was born in Australia but spent most of his childhood growing up in and around Tauranga on New Zealand’s North Island. The Bay of Plenty region like most of New Zealand is an area of outstanding natural beauty. He now lives in a small community with his wife and family called Iluka a coastal village at the mouth of the Clarence River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. 

David was the fifth child of seven, born to a father of Irish Catholic origin and a mother of English heritage. His childhood was far from idyllic something he puts down to his mother’s narcissistic mannerisms, her own background was far from ideal with her father abandoning her and her six siblings for a younger woman in 1928. Her mother, David’s grandmother faced a daunting life and with not been able to support her children in a variety of areas, she suffered from depression and anxiety issues. As a result of his grandmother’s predicament his mother developed as he sees it a covert narcissistic personality disorder, which left emotional and psychological scars on his father and the rest of the family. 

Curiously, not all his siblings took David’s viewpoint on his mother’s narcissistic traits, some of them saw her as a normal loving person, for David though right from the tender age of four his relationship with his mother was strewn with pain, and anxiety which gave rise to complex mental health issues something that he suffered with right up to 2008 when he finally plucked up the courage to readdress with the support psychological expertise. 

David, to this day firmly believes his mother controlled with absolute positioning his older siblings, and had he not fled the situation his own mental wellbeing would be in a dire situation. David’s long-term relationship with his mother was virtually non-existent apart from a fleeting letter, for years they never spoke. David’s mother died this year at the age of ninety-five and it’s only now that he feels he can express his views through poems and advice for others who find themselves in a similar situation. 

What David wants most for his readership to get from his book is three things: 

Healing
Spirituality
Connection

So, let’s turn our attention to this extraordinary book he has written.

Check out our video chat here!

The Book

This book for me is a tale of two halves telling the true story of how David and his family were faced with a narcissistic mother and the consequences that ensued, both physically and mentally. The first half of the narrative is foretold in poetry, six poems to be precise and the second half is more of a dossier of David and his siblings own growing up experiences of trauma and child abuse at the hands of their mother, the narcissistic traits she displayed, coping mechanisms to deal with ‘Black Sheeping’, anxiety disorders, along with suggestions of how to face narcissistic behaviours on a daily basis. 

The story is foretold around a nautical theme, hence the references to shipping terminology and the wonderful photographs of amazing ships. The members of the family have all been given ship’s names to add a sense of authenticity to the nautical theme that runs through the book. Who’s who can be found under Ships Name. Why the nautical theme? why write the book in this unique way?  Why the subject matter of narcissism, trauma and child abuse? Well! Read the book to find out and form your own opinions as to David’s story. Mine was that the book was a tale of two halves, hence my reason for setting my write up as I did.

The Poems

Sailors on’t Sea of Life
Th’ Bob
Th’Fleet
The Piha Run
Th’Healing
Th’ Gypsy Curse

The Latter suggestion Section
(Food for thought)

Nyree’s Critique
Fleet History
Acknowledgements
Afterword
Definition of a Narcissistic Mother
Definition of ‘Black Sheeping’
Final Words
Anxiety Disorders
Suggested Daily Practices

Social Media Sites and Webpage

Please have look at David’s webpage where you will find out more as to who David Rice is and why he wrote the book, plus you can order the book from there to.

www.sailingawaybydavidrice.com

Publishers

Balboa Press. www.balboapress.com.au bookstore/search David Rice

Podcast Info

This podcast is available to listen to on all major social podcast platforms, Search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley. The video is available on YouTube search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley and now on Roku and Amazon Fire Stick streaming devices. Download the Experts and Authors App on your Roku or Amazon Firestick device or visit: www.Expertsandautjors.tv online and click TALKING BOOKS.

Thank you, David, for giving me the wonderful opportunity to chat to you about your insightful and thought-provoking book. I wish you every success with it.

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