Don't say a word : he told me not to tell, but one day the hurting had to stop
Marshall, Kate2018
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A memoir of the author's experience of child abuse at the hands of her uncle in plain sight within the chaotic pub in which her mother worked, instilling patterns of behaviour in Kate that led to toxic relationships as an adult which she subsequently overcame, ultimately bringing her abuser to justice. DON'T SAY A WORD is the empowering memoir of Kate Marshall, a mother-of-four from Manchester. Ripped from her many brothers and sisters at the age of eight, Kate's mother uproots her to a new life in which love and safety are not priorities. With little explanation, Kate is thrown into a world of chaos and neglect, a world which her Uncle Phil exploits through a campaign of shocking abuse over many years. The lessons Kate learns in those early years leave her extremely vulnerable and, while still a teenager, she marries an emotionally abusive, gaslighting fraudster, spending years in a controlled marriage punctuated by bulimia and a fierce desire to protect her beloved children. Finally finding the courage to leave, she seizes control of her own destiny by taking her paedophile uncle to court, where his guilt on all charges sees him finally brought to justice for what he has done. From that moment, Kate vows she will never again be the victim of those who chose to control and abuse her - that she will fight for herself and for others with every breath she has and will never be silenced again.
Main title:
Don't say a word : he told me not to tell, but one day the hurting had to stop / Kate Marshall with Linda Watson-Brown.
Author:
Marshall, Kate, authorWatson-Brown, Linda, author
Imprint:
London : John Blake, 2018.
Collation:
279 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781786069269 (pbk)9781789460230 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
362.76092362.76362.760920MAR
LC class:
HV6570.4
Local class:
B MAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2397417