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'This wonderful bombshell of a book is a sustained, honourable and timely paen of fury on behalf of the children whose murdered childhood haunts and damages us all. In these circumstances "neutrality is offensive" from all professionals and indeed adults who disguise the real level of pain they witness in children for the sake of easier research, policy, relationship with peers and superiors.' Valerie Sinason, PhD, MACP, MInst Psychoanal, FRSA, child psychotherapist and adult psychoanalyst 'Camilla Batmangelidgh is a remarkable woman, a child who grew up to fight for children and childhood. This is a truly remarkable book. We must all ensure that it becomes life changing. Politicians should read it with a view to examining why and how we let children fall between the cracks of societal aspiration, legislation and protection, to be damaged and then do damage to others. Public servants should read it to remember why they exist. As parents we should read it and then love and understand our children a little better in the future. Read it and weep. Read it and resolve that we must do better. If it was hard to write and at times hard to read, imagine what it was to live.' Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties)
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"Shattered Lives" bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness. Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, she exposes the plight of children who are overlooked by the authorities and denounces those who value bureaucracy over the welfare of the individual child. Society's failure to acknowledge the truth of their experiences and act to change the environment in which such mistreatment can flourish is, she strongly argues, leading to the death of childhood. The book is a clarion call for change.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The intelligence and the love required to write this book are colossal. To help these, often violent children, victims of horrific abuse on a daily basis for years, to truly understand THEM and to maintain a normality oneself - cannot be done any other way than with one's whole being, with one's heart, mind and body. That is Camila's message and that is what she has been doing all these years. I've been listening to her on the radio for years thinking that there is this one person different from all other charities, helpers and thinkers, who truly understands the problem. Camila provides not just the story of the kids themselves which has a healing power for them, but also provides the bigger picture of cause and effect in our society even on a global level, and shows that, actually, we can do something about the increasing violence on our streets, in our schools, towns and cities. After reading this, one is left devastated, and yet full of love and desire to hug these children, but also left in wonder at how Camila manages it. I could not read the whole book in one go. It was like someone was telling me all the darkest things I guessed were going on but was too scared to see. I had to pace myself to deal with the amount of pain soaked into the pages. And yet it was healing for me too. And empowering. Now that I have faced the horror, I can enter the next stage of trying to deal with it, trying do my bit for similar kids through Kids Company. I am giving the book and the website to friends and teachers. Thank you, Camila, I hope you stay on this planet long enough for us to learn from you.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is it, the long awaited for book that tells the story of courage and dignity; about staying human under inhumane conditions. Somebody needed to tell it as it is and everyone must really listen. It's not happening in a far away place and time, it's happening right here right now.
An emotional rollercaoster of a read, nothing like I've ever read before.
So what are you waiting for buy the book and be part of supporting all these brave and wonderful children and young people, who against all odds survive. Support them to thrive and achieve what they really deserve; to live their lives powerfully, to find meaning in their lives and above all to know love.
An emotional rollercaoster of a read, nothing like I've ever read before.
So what are you waiting for buy the book and be part of supporting all these brave and wonderful children and young people, who against all odds survive. Support them to thrive and achieve what they really deserve; to live their lives powerfully, to find meaning in their lives and above all to know love.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This book is brilliant.. Camila's writing style is so immediate.. it's impossible to put it down..I defy anyone not to shed a tear about these kids stories.. She conveys their dignity and pain in a totally new way.
She tells how courageous these kids are but she's just as courageous.. no wonder she has queues of kids waiting to be helped by her .. has there ever been a kids champion like her? She's a first.
I've bought several copies to give to people as I think they'll be just as touched by it as I was.
I hope everyone who works with kids will read it. Kids Company has a web site
www.kidsco.org.uk where you can help kids like the ones in this book.
She tells how courageous these kids are but she's just as courageous.. no wonder she has queues of kids waiting to be helped by her .. has there ever been a kids champion like her? She's a first.
I've bought several copies to give to people as I think they'll be just as touched by it as I was.
I hope everyone who works with kids will read it. Kids Company has a web site
www.kidsco.org.uk where you can help kids like the ones in this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great read
Love the passion of this woman and the fantastic work she does with this difficult to reach group of vulnerable young people. Inspirational
Published 3 months ago by JD
It broke and changed my heart
Possibly one of the best books I have read as I still remember it and think of it often and how it touched me and made me completely re-evaluate my views on how I, and many in... Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by Emily
For Anyone Who Wants to Understand Anti-Social Children
For anyone who is interested in young people, and who believes that they "go off the rails" for a reason this is an excellent book. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2009 by A. M. Shields
excellent
This book is really good at making you live what these kids go through. It's hard to imagine that this kind of thing is going on right in our midst...
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Sabina Nigar Alice Qureshi
We are all doing time
I am a avid fan of Camila, ever since I saw her on TV some years ago. She was then and still is a powerful breath of fresh air, and one of our greatest children's champions. Read more
Published on 4 April 2007 by Jack Stewart
Everyone should read this book ...
If you're looking for a book which will challenge you, inspire you, enrage you and push you out of your comfort zone - this is the book for you. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2006 by E. Rodgers
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