Why, Father?
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.
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.


From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.
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.