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Broken by Shy Keenan (Hardcover, 2008)
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Author: Shy Keenan. Shy Keenan founded Phoenix Survivors to campaign for justice for victims of sexual abuse and to rescue children at risk. She lives with her family in the countryside. 'I was born and broken in Birkenhead.
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'I was born and broken in Birkenhead. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed and ignored. But I was also born with a fire inside me. I call it my Phoenix Fire. I am no victim - that word only describes what happened to me. Nor am I a survivor because that implies I am over it. I am a Phoenix - a work in progress. This is my story.' Shy wasn't meant to survive her childhood. Her mother beat her so severely that Shy was deaf by her first day in school. Her stepsister thought nothing of pouring boiling water over her in punishment for the crime of wetting the bed. And virtually every day, from the age of four, Shy was raped by her stepfather, Stan. When she was ten she was attacked so viciously by the gang of dockworkers Stan had sold her to that she was left for dead in a field, her skull fractured. Shocking as it sounds, this was virtually normal life for Shy. Today, Shy is the internationally respected chief advocate for Phoenix Survivors, the campaigning group she founded to fight for justice for victims of child sexual abuse. Alongside Sara Payne, she has worked tirelessly with politicians, social services, the legal system and the media for such measures as the UK's adoption of Sarah's Law. Six years ago, her testimony secured the imprisonment of Stan and his associates for a catalogue of crimes against children. But it was only after a journey fraught with horror - stealing to survive on the streets of London, psychiatric care, prison and near-suicide that Shy emerged as the person she is today. Her experiences challenge the limits of our understanding of the wickedness people are capable of but they also tell us something unique about goodness.Product Identifiers
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
ISBN-139780340937426
eBay Product ID (ePID)87697626
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBroken
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorShy Keenan
Subject AreaSexual Abuse, Biographies & True Stories
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height239 mm
Item Weight590 g
Item Width159 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorShy Keenan
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- 22 Apr, 2020
Broken
This book is amazing, couldn’t put it down and was hard to believe it’s a true story, Definitely recommendVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jun, 2020
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i bought it as a gift so not able to say any thing about itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
