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Spoilt: The abandoned child who had nowhere to turn - an astonishing survival story by Terry Denby (Paperback, 2008)
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In the coming weeks and months I was further humiliated by Auntie Blodwen. The beatings were usually around the head or on the back of the legs, the arms or bare bottom. I was now totally exposed to the wilfulness and madness of these adults. . I was in care.
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In the coming weeks and months I was further humiliated by Auntie Blodwen. The beatings were usually around the head or on the back of the legs, the arms or bare bottom. Auntie Agnes would hold me down in the office, the cloakroom, or in the cellar, while Auntie Blodwen laid into me. I was now totally exposed to the wilfulness and madness of these adults . . . I was in care. Terry begins life on an estate in East London known as The Buildings . Rarely attending school, he wanders the streets for hours, collecting cigarette butts while his mother entertains men and sings in local pubs. But when he returns to find the welfare on his door, he realises his troubles have only just begun . . .His mother gives him up without a fight and Terry finds himself in a care home run by the tyrannical Auntie Blodwen. Terry is brutally beaten on a regular basis and shut for hours in the coal cellar. His only strength gleaned from the children who share this nightmare, and his friendship with his guardian s dog, Jenny. Denied all the opportunities children so desperately need, Terry s story builds a picture of a bewildered and deeply troubled child who is let down time and time again by the very people he needs the most. But this powerful memoir shows how even the most deprived child can make their own luck and eventually find happiness.Product Identifiers
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
ISBN-139780340910368
eBay Product ID (ePID)87857497
Product Key Features
Publication Year2008
Book TitleSpoilt: the Abandoned Child Who Had Nowhere to Turn-An Astonishing Survival Story
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiographies & True Stories
AuthorTerry Denby
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight182 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorTerry Denby
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- 21 Sep, 2016
spoilt
Interesting and well written book, Sad but with a happy ending, probably a good insight of east end life for a deprived youngster.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
