Behind Closed Doors: A True Story of Abuse, Neglect and Survival Against the Odd

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The number one bestselling, heartbreaking childhood memoir of abuse and true story of the triumph of the human spirit.

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Jenny grew up in a house where no-one was safe. Born one of five children in the East End, her childhood was spent in squalor and terror. Her father's violent beatings, humiliations, and sexual abuse were part of daily life; her mother - also his sexual victim and savagely beaten - was no source of help.Deprived of love and all comforts, the children would turn to each other for support and to the only adult they could trust, Auntie.This is the story of how Jenny, her sister Kim and brother Laurence, not only survived but ultimately transcended the unimaginable degradations heaped on them. With the power of love, cunning, the blackest of black humour and an indestructible self-belief, Jenny eventually broke free of her past.

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A heartbreaking childhood memoir and true story of the triumph of the human spirit over the evils of domestic violence. Jenny grew up in a house where no-one was safe from her father's violent beatings and sexual assaults, where her mother was his accomplice and a family outing was a trip to make a porn film. "This woman is an inspiration and I am honoured to call her my mum" Martine McCutcheon

Author Biography

Jenny Tomlin educated herself to A level standard and started writing a few years ago. She is now happily married and living in France. Her most fulfilling roles have been as loving wife to Alan and mother to her children - celebrated actress Martine McCutcheon and her son LJ - giving them the stability and love she never received herself.

Review

This woman is an inspiration and I am honoured to call her my mum - Martine McCutcheonI'm really proud of Jenny. She has put into words our terrible start in life and made me look openly at who I was and how far I have come. We managed to break free and build a life for oursleves. Now it's time to stop covering the subject in shame. - Kim Challoner, Jenny's sister

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The number one bestselling, heartbreaking childhood memoir of abuse and true story of the triumph of the human spirit.

Long Description

Jenny grew up in a house where no-one was safe. Born one of five children in the East End, her childhood was spent in squalor and terror. Her father's violent beatings, humiliations, and sexual abuse were part of daily life; her mother - also his sexual victim and savagely beaten - was no source of help.Deprived of love and all comforts, the children would turn to each other for support and to the only adult they could trust, Auntie.This is the story of how Jenny, her sister Kim and brother Laurence, not only survived but ultimately transcended the unimaginable degradations heaped on them. With the power of love, cunning, the blackest of black humour and an indestructible self-belief, Jenny eventually broke free of her past.

Review Quote

This woman is an inspiration and I am honoured to call her my mum - Martine McCutcheonI'm really proud of Jenny. She has put into words our terrible start in life and made me look openly at who I was and how far I have come. We managed to break free and build a life for oursleves. Now it's time to stop covering the subject in shame. - Kim Challoner, Jenny's sister

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The number one bestselling, heartbreaking childhood memoir of abuse and true story of the triumph of the human spirit.

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Will appeal to the readers of the most successful non-fiction books of 2004 - Sickened , The Kid and Just a Boy .

Details ISBN0340837926 Author Jenny Tomlin Year 2006 ISBN-10 0340837926 ISBN-13 9780340837924 Format Paperback Imprint Hodder Paperback Subtitle A True Story of Abuse, Neglect and Survival Against the Odds Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 362.76092 Media Book Edition New edition Language English Illustrations 8pp b&w photos Pages 288 Publication Date 2006-02-13 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton UK Release Date 2006-02-13 Audience General AU Release Date 2006-03-08 NZ Release Date 2006-03-08 We've got this

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