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When he was just five years old, Rupert Neville innocently walked through a bedroom door and into his first nightmare. At that time, there were no secrets in his world. Sadly, it would not be the first dark secret he would be asked to keep.
In a raw recounting of his experiences, Neville details how growing up entrenched in a religious group forced him to question, and ultimately hide, his homosexuality. As he reveals how he became more involved in their teachings, even preaching their beliefs to others, he also discloses how he found himself caught in a web of human spiders who exploited him. While dealing with the resulting self-imposed guilt for much of his life, the effects of his sexuality and the abuse became so entangled that Neville spent years attempting to pull them apart. He shares his candid story with the hope that it might not only shed a guiding light for survivors of abuse who struggle to accept themselves, but also celebrate the peace experienced by embracing one’s sexual identity.
Butterfly Road is the true story of a sexual abuse survivor who recounts his experiences, reveals the consequences and, most importantly, speaks of the hope and power of healing.
In a raw recounting of his experiences, Neville details how growing up entrenched in a religious group forced him to question, and ultimately hide, his homosexuality. As he reveals how he became more involved in their teachings, even preaching their beliefs to others, he also discloses how he found himself caught in a web of human spiders who exploited him. While dealing with the resulting self-imposed guilt for much of his life, the effects of his sexuality and the abuse became so entangled that Neville spent years attempting to pull them apart. He shares his candid story with the hope that it might not only shed a guiding light for survivors of abuse who struggle to accept themselves, but also celebrate the peace experienced by embracing one’s sexual identity.
Butterfly Road is the true story of a sexual abuse survivor who recounts his experiences, reveals the consequences and, most importantly, speaks of the hope and power of healing.
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