A Family Secret: My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Family Secret: My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Maureen Wood
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreTrue Stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780008441562
ClassificationsDewey:362.76092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 18 March 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Each time my mother laid a finger on me... it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other, destroyed me. It was the ultimate betrayal.' Abused from the age of eight by her older brother and then her step-father, Maureen Wood quickly became numb to the constant suffering. But Maureen's world crumbled when her own mother started to abuse her too... A Family Secret is the harrowing true story of how one little girl survived sickening abuse by the people who should have loved her most, and how an innocent baby finally saved her.

Author Biography

Maureen Wood lives in the north of England with her beautiful children. She hopes her story will allow for other victims of abuse to feel less alone and make peace with their past, as this book did for her.