Ontario Community Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 28 Oct 1994, p. 16

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is A wA ie AND save an " 540 1000‘s OF SUITS 599 ' TO CHOOSE FROM 4 Shot In The Heart by Mikal Gilmore published by Doubleday 1994 Do you remember Gary Gilmore? He was famous a few years ago because, after committing two murâ€" ders, he refused to appeal his sentence and insisted on being executed. There were delays, legal concerns, and news stories around the world, "But through it all, Gary remained fierce and unswerving in his determination to die." Norman Mailer wrote a book about it, and the book was made into a TV movie. Why, then, is Mikal Gilmore writâ€" ing a book about a topic that‘s already been done? Because Gary Gilmore was his brother, and he can offer a unique perspective on the family and the heritage that drove Gary to his crimes and to his death. Mikal knows that, in many ways, he was lucky. "The family I grew up in (as a much younger brother) was not the same family my brothers grew up in. They grew up in a family where they watched the father beat the mothâ€" er regularly, battering her face until it The heritage that drove Gilmore HOURS: TUES., WED. i THURS. 10 A.M.â€"8 P.M MadenoiselleSpa TABLES CHAIRS JELLY CUPBOARDS MIRRORS PANTRIES CHINA CABINETS ROCKING CHAIRS SHELVES WALL UNITS COFFEE AND END TABLES GRAND OPEN WED. FRI. 10 A.M.â€"5:30 P.M. M.â€"8 P.M., SAT. 9 A.M.~4 P.M. UNFINISHED FURNITUREWOODEN TOYS Specializing in solid Oak, Pine, Maple, Birch was a mortified blue knot. They grew up in a family where they were slapped and pummeled and belittled for every paltry affront." By the time Mikal came along, his father was busy dealing with his difficult older sons; by the time Mikal grew older, his father was too ill to administer the punishments the other boys received. But Mikal â€" an accomplished jourâ€" nalist â€" does more than describe the hellish childhood Gary and his brothâ€" ers lived through. He traces the family back through generations â€" showing the roots of the anger and abuse that seemed to culminate in Gary‘s tragic life. If you want to understand the underlying causes of crime and vioâ€" lence, this book may be an eyeâ€"openâ€" er. *« MINWAX PRODUCTS » FINISHING SUPPLIES * HOMESTEAD HOUSE PAINTS DRESSERS ARMOIRES TVNCR UNITS BAR STOOLS MICROWAVE STANDS TOY CHESTS HIGH CHAIRS DESKS HUTCHES

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