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A moving memoir of growing up a victim of a father's abuse, finally escaping and bringing him to justice.
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Although there are a lot of books out about child abuse and sometimes you think "they're all the same" it's still interesting to read how each person copes with their situation. I kept willing Alice just to say no and leave. She had her brother to go to but couldn't make that decision because of her love for her mum. When she finally did leave she wasn't a child anymore but a young woman who didn't know how to get to the train station - this was sad. A gripping read. Although it refers to Joseph Fritzl on the back cover of the book, having read Elizabeth's book I didn't find myself comparing the two. Read both books, and feel nothing but praise for both girls' strength and determination.
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Alice's ordeal is a hard one to take in. For starters it makes one wonder how could this go on until she was almost thirty. I don't know fear like the kind Alice describes, but I do know that if my mother was stupid enough to stay in such a situation and even be willing to raise children in that kind of environment, no matter how much I loved her I would have to leave her behind and look out for myself just as Alices brothers did.
Alice claims her mom's so innocent, and lived in so much fear of her husband that she couldn't break free from him. I'm not buying that for one minute. The woman had three children left in her life that were willing, and actually begging her to come and live with them yet she always refused. Alice might see her mother as just as much a victim as herself, but the truth of the matter is the woman made her choice, and that was to stay with her husband. There are several instances in book where her mother very clearly chose her husband over her children.
Another thing that stuck out to me was the fact that Alice didn't get upset enough to take action until she realised her father only wanted children with her to claim state benefits. I believe Alice had a very hard life, but for some reason some things in this story seem very off to me.
Alice claims her mom's so innocent, and lived in so much fear of her husband that she couldn't break free from him. I'm not buying that for one minute. The woman had three children left in her life that were willing, and actually begging her to come and live with them yet she always refused. Alice might see her mother as just as much a victim as herself, but the truth of the matter is the woman made her choice, and that was to stay with her husband. There are several instances in book where her mother very clearly chose her husband over her children.
Another thing that stuck out to me was the fact that Alice didn't get upset enough to take action until she realised her father only wanted children with her to claim state benefits. I believe Alice had a very hard life, but for some reason some things in this story seem very off to me.
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