This author bravely delves into the harrowing realities of childhood abuse, drawing from personal experience and the testimonies of others to expose the lasting emotional and psychological scars. Her work confronts societal taboos surrounding physical and emotional trauma, emphasizing that victims bear no shame and highlighting the transformative journey from victimhood to survival. Shifting from confessional memoirs to a historically-set novel, her writing explores themes of innocence lost and the resilience of the human spirit against oppressive circumstances.
Georgia's story An East End story with a colourful backdrop of the grandfather's early association with the Kray Brothers. Her young mother becomes addicted to drugs after taking speed to lose weight and then moves onto other drugs including heroin. Georgia grew up seeing drug abuse, alcohol abuse and violence.
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.
From bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and escape.
From bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and escape.
Threatened by their parents, Lynn and her brother never told anyone in fear of being separated, but the trauma of their past followed them throughout their lives, with devastating consequences. Now as Lynn tries to piece together and come to terms with her past as an adult, she discovers she wasn't the only one with a secret.
How do you stop your past from determining your future? It's what daddies do with their little girls, he explains, every little girl does it. Now would begin the biggest challenge of her life: winning her children back and working to eclipse the pain of the past.
This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction.