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Sassy Brit (97 KP) rated In Her Footsteps in Books

Jun 5, 2019

In this exciting domestic thriller by Ruth Harrow, Harriet tells the story of her abuse and her efforts to go into hiding from her husband Dan.
Having fled from London, she sets up shop in Coventry, rebuilding her life, working and cautiously making new friends again. From the outside all looks well. However, the reader is led into a false sense of security and slowly we watch Harriet’s paranoia get the better of her, and cannot help but wonder if she is just worried because her past, or if there is something deeper going on.
In Her Footsteps was an entertaining debut book, broaching difficult topics surrounding physical abuse and the emotional distress it causes. I’ll be looking out for more from this author in the future.

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MoMoBookDiary (20 KP) rated Rise: How a House Built a Family in Books

Oct 1, 2018

Inspirational. Emotional. This is a powerful 4 star read!

Truly inspirational book which tells of the power of love between a mother and her children.

Reading this you soon realise that Cara Brookins accomplished something so incredible following years of abuse. I found myself laughing, crying and at times biting my nails in horror at each inspiration chapter of this amazing family rise from their ruined old lives.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the advanced copy of this book.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #14) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

It's taken me nearly a month to read this. That isn't bad for me with a paperback but it wasn't really pulling me back to continue it. Maybe it was the review I'd read but it made me think about what was happening to Chloe and put me off the storyline. It was very much emotional abuse and I really felt for Chloe, while I could have happily smacked MacRieve in the face a few times. Munro was so much nicer!

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Grandfather's House

Jon Athan

6.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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After a prank lands him in serious trouble, Malcolm Hernandez, a sixteen-year-old boy, is shipped...

The Selfish Society

Sue Gerhardt

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Ambitious and wide-ranging, The Selfish Societyreveals the vital importance of understanding our...

Parenting children education self development

InfernalNinja (49 KP) rated The Invisible Man (2020) in Movies

Jun 23, 2020 (Updated Jun 23, 2020)

The Invisible Man (2020)

2020 | Horror, Sci-Fi

7.5

(45 Ratings)

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Tense (2 more)

Grounded with a story about mental/ emotional abuse

Great acting by Elizabeth Moss

I gotta say: I normally don't care for remakes. But this one was pretty damn good. While it is a bummer that Universal has had such bad luck updating their classic monsters and throwing them into a shared "Dark Universe," I'm relieved that they quit while they were ahead. This movie goes to show that just because Marvel can pull off a shared cinematic universe, doesn't mean everyone should try it. It's amazing what can happen when studios abandon that route and focus on just making quality standalone movies. That is MORE THAN OKAY! Definitely check it out.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Adult Outcome and its Predictors

Lily Hechtman

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The book provides a comprehensive summary of the best known and most highly respected...

Analysis of the Incest Trauma: Retrieval, Recovery, Renewal

Susan A. Klett and Arnold W. Rachman

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Childhood sexual abuse within the family of origin and society's institutions, such as the church,...

Necole (36 KP) rated The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall in Books

Aug 12, 2018

Wow … I had to keep putting this book down to wrap my head around the abuse and neglect that Barbara had to deal with at such a young age. It was a very emotionally read. My brain and heart didn't want to believe these events could happen to a child as I was reading it. I couldn't believe her real mom left her and left her in the care of her father.
When she was 5 with the emotional and physical abuse she endured from her father and the "mum" her father left her with. I couldn't believe her father would call her a dirty little tinker and belittle her like that and made her think she was nothing. And the "mum" she was left with, leaving her by herself, treating her the way she did, and using Barbara as a way to get money is such a disgrace.
And then when her dad had a son, to read how the two were treated completely differently all because of blood line, oh my heart went out for poor Barbara.
Unfortunately the abuse and turmoil continued after she was put in homes and then into the hospital. To read what happened in the hospital and what the Dr. did she Barbra and the other poor girls, I was in complete shock. Aston Hall was a complete nightmare and how any girl survived that is amazing in itself.
She finally was treated with dignity and love and kindness when she went to Blackbrook by some of the nuns, only to have that taken away and be mistreated yet again.
I commend Barbara for writing this story, to open our eyes to an event that occurred in 1971, and be brave enough to tell us her story. I praise the fact that she could over come all these obstacles in life and be how she is now. It is truly astonishing.
I just hate that she voiced what was going on to so many deaf ears and no one listened or believed her until she was in her teen years. I would hope in todays society that this would never happen and people are now more than ever willing to give children a voice, listen to them, and investigate. I wonder if this happened to Barbara now, would the abuse and neglect been stopped sooner.
I would so recommend this book but be prepared for a shocking, emotional and heart wrenching story. I hope Barbara knows now her own self worth and wish she would have known it her entire life.