But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies-even murder. Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad, a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War II feats.
"Cinematically gripping."- Kirkus Reviews The Pale-Faced Lie is a raw memoir I recommend to readers but caution with trigger warnings for violence/abuse (mental/physical/animal) and trauma.Spur Award Winner for Best Western First Nonfiction Book - Spur Award Finalist for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction - IPPY Silver Award for Best Memoir - Next Generation Indie Award for Best Memoir (Overcoming Adversity) - International Book Award for Best True CrimeĪ violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival
I imagine it took years to understand his father could no longer control him but many events that continued still left me scratching my head. It’s hard to understand Crow’s state of mind and why he went along with his father’s schemes even after he became an adult and could walk away.
The ending honestly felt like it was trying to build into this dramatic showdown between David and his father when it just sounded like more of the unhinged ramblings his father had spouted off throughout the entire book and didn’t lead to any resolution or any other event. It’s a tough read full of violence and mental illness my heart went out to David and his siblings having to grow up in the turmoil of unhealthy relationships and untreated mental illness. Some of the events here are so bizarre they feel almost unbelievable. I’m leaving out a ton of INSANE stories, most of which involve a young man being beaten and coerced into criminal behavior by his deranged father. while dodging his stepmother’s humiliating punishments and his father’s dangerous schemes.Īs an adult, Crow managed to attend college and eventually join politics while also contending with his father’s delusional behavior. After years of threatening/plotting, their father abandoned their mother and took the children with him.Ĭrow’s teen years were spent moving back and forth between the Reservation and D.C.
His childhood was full of physical and mental abuse as he and his siblings were at the mercy of their parents emotional rollercoaster. David Crow and his siblings were raised on a Navajo Indian Reservation by a mentally ill mother and a criminal father who served time in San Quentin for attempted murder.
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