- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Orion (17 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1409100227
- ISBN-13: 978-1409100225
- Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 14 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 747,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The heartbreaking but hugely inspiring account of a little girl's survival through extreme abuse and her inspiring fight for justice ...
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At the age of four years old Sharon McGovern knew that her new stepfather was doing something he shouldn't, touching her in the wrong way and threatening her so she wouldn't tell her Mummy. At the age of ten Sharon was raped by this monster, Michael Garvey, in a bed where her older and younger brother were sleeping. It was an act of unspeakable cruelty. And it was the beginning: every night Sharon would hear the floorboards creak; every night Sharon lay awake, praying tonight he would be quick and the nightmare would be over. The abuse Sharon suffered went on for thirteen years. She reached out to a councillor, the very first adult she had ever told of the abuse, and he told her not to tell such lies and never to speak of it again. And she didn't until the day, forty years later, a fellow victim of Garvey - his own younger brother - arrived at her door to tell her he was going to the police to report his brother for raping him. The report went nowhere and Sharon knew it was up to her to cage this paedophile for good. With unprecedented bravery, Sharon went to the police and faced the terror of her life in the dock. She looked into the whites of his eyes and proved - beyond doubt - that this man was a threat to children everywhere. Garvey was jailed and convicted of seven accounts of rape and numerous indecent assaults. He still remains in prison today.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the story of Sharon, a survivor not a victim. When you read books like this, you can see how people don't do anything. Sharon had mentioned to a social worker and a salvation army helper about being abused and no one did anything. No tears were shed by me until almost at the end when her step-father got 13 years in prison - Walton Prison - where he had been before and hated. Well done Sharon, and as the other reviewer said, all social workers should be made to read books like this, perhaps then there wouldn't be so much abuse in the news.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I do not usually read books like this because I cannot stand cruelty and I was raised in an abusive home, but I was chatting to Sharon online and she told me she wrote a book. As an aspiring author myself, I put my support behind Sharon and I bought the book not knowing what it was about. As soon as I saw the cover, I knew. I let the book sit for a few days until I was emotionally ready to give it the attention it deserved.
I read the book straight through, not missing a word. I admired Sharon's writing style and honesty. Not belaboring the details of her abuse, she painted vivid pictures of how she felt and coped without making herself a victim. As with most survivors of any kind of abuse, we just get on with our lives and we are grateful that the abuse has ended, and Sharon did the same.
The part of the book I found most inspiring (other than Sharon herself) was the accounting of the court trials. There were two trials needed in order for justice to be served. Proving abuse years after it occurred is difficult but not impossible, and Sharon's book is enough to provide the inspiration for any abused person to go forward and seek justice for themselves.
I read the book straight through, not missing a word. I admired Sharon's writing style and honesty. Not belaboring the details of her abuse, she painted vivid pictures of how she felt and coped without making herself a victim. As with most survivors of any kind of abuse, we just get on with our lives and we are grateful that the abuse has ended, and Sharon did the same.
The part of the book I found most inspiring (other than Sharon herself) was the accounting of the court trials. There were two trials needed in order for justice to be served. Proving abuse years after it occurred is difficult but not impossible, and Sharon's book is enough to provide the inspiration for any abused person to go forward and seek justice for themselves.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I didn't know about Sharon till i went to a survivor rally. I stood & watched this strong lady speak out & her words touched my very soul. I came home & bought her book. I read it in a day. I could't out it down, her strength throughout the book never wavers. Sharon knows within herself, she will get her day for justice & she did. I wept tears of joy as I neared the end of the book, not only for the woman I saw on that platform telling her story at the rally but for the little girl inside her that was strong enough to keep going... Sharon you are super, keep doing what you do as your not only an inspirational survivor, you have a fantastic heart & truly care about other peoples feelings. I for one am proud to have crossed paths with you. From one survivor to another... Keep going my friend.
This book is a must read....
Love Liz x
This book is a must read....
Love Liz x
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Afraid
This is my review I did for my website.
"Abused from the age of four by her step dad. Betrayed, alone and disbelieved even when she did speak out. Read more
"Abused from the age of four by her step dad. Betrayed, alone and disbelieved even when she did speak out. Read more
Published 21 months ago by John Harrison
So sad
I cried from start to finish but could not put it down. It's amazing how someone who has been put through this kind of hell can come through and turn into this very warm and... Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by Joy Dunne
life story
I have just fnished reading this book and it mirrors a lot of my life. Reading this book was like reliving my life. Read more
Published on 28 July 2008 by Night Reader
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