When 8-year-old Jayne returned to England from bomb-shattered Northern Ireland , her family stayed with relatives and a distant relative began a campaign of abuse so horrifying that her world was shattered forever. When the family moved again, Jayne thought the nightmare was over. She was wrong. Her relative came too. And, as her mother had to work nights, Jaynes abuser became her carer. Raped repeatedly by him, beaten, abused and battered, Jaynes life was a living hell. But hers was not the only ruined childhood her younger sister was being abused by the same man. Both sisters remained silent, each too ashamed to reveal the truth. One thing kept Jayne sane: the love and care of her older brother, Stuart. But he had demons of his own, and Jayne watched in helpless despair as the boy who had always protected her turned into an adult consumed by anger and rage. Out of control and on the edge, Stuart went on to commit one of the most terrible crimes of recent years.... Destroyed is the heart-stopping tale of a stolen childhood, an innocence destroyed and a family torn apart told by a woman who has finally managed to confront her harrowing past.

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ISBN 9780755318230
Condition USED
Publisher Headline
Artist / Author Jayne Sterne
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Type Book
Format Paperback

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