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A Life of Unlearning
- One Man's Journey to Find the Truth
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
On the surface, Anthony Venn-Brown was a happily married father of two and an evangelist preacher for the Assemblies of God Church; but he was living a lie. Tired of feeling torn and fragmented, he confessed and came out, and the results of that confession took him on a lonely journey that made him who he is today.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-09-2019
Brilliantly honest
An excellent insight to the volatile life of a gay man in Australia. Highly recommended
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- rob tierney
- 06-10-2021
an important sign post in my life
my life will never be the same again this book has spoken and awakened parts of my life which had been shut down for 20 years .now at 51 I start my journey of unlearning and moving on
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- Miss Candice R Green
- 15-11-2018
THANK YOU
Thank you Tony for sharing your story. I have an amazing Church that I call home and can still be true to myself. They're even more amazing after listening to this.
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- Phoebe Hicks
- 17-06-2022
A must read, loved this from start to finish.
I'm the age Tony was when he came out. My parents raised me in the AOG church and so many of these behind the scenes accounts of the toxic elements of the corporate church were enlightening. The raw retelling of all aspects of the journey Tony has had to find his truest self and knowing of his significant impact since then, made me love him even more x
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- Noni Cole
- 09-04-2022
Insightful
Very interesting read , although I found some content to be to graphic, when it wasn’t necessary.
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