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A Family Secret

My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell

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A Family Secret

By: Maureen Wood
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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‘Each time my mother laid a finger on me… it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other, destroyed me. It was the ultimate betrayal.’

Abused from the age of eight by her older brother and then her step-father, Maureen Wood quickly became numb to the constant suffering. But Maureen’s world crumbled when her own mother started to abuse her too…

A Family Secret is the harrowing true story of how one little girl survived sickening abuse by the people who should have loved her most, and how an innocent baby finally saved her.

©2021 Maureen Wood (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Abuse Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships True Crime Exciting
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Powerful, heartbreaking, amazing, I cried and I cheered. Absolutely amazing..highly recommend. It was incredible

Incredible

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Heartbreaking and almost unbelievable story. You can’t believe so much could happen to one little girl and she could survive it all. Well written, and well narrated. I couldn’t stop listening.

Incredible story, well narrated

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Was a very sad story but had a good ending. She was very strong. xox

heartbreaking

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Some people suffer so much at the hands of people that are meant to love you incredibly strong human so Glad you brought them to justice sick sick people your mum should of been hung 😞

Unbelievably Sad

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Heart wrenching story of abuse that left me gasping. Narrater let the performance down, not the right for the story.

Heart Wrenching Story

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This horrendous ordeal that she went through is so terrible it's almost unreal, no one could make up such a terrible life, Thank you for sharing

Heartbreaking

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Very sad true story of beautiful young girl being abused by her own family, including her own mother! Evil, evil people. I’m so glad you survived and finally brought these monsters to justice! Well written and narrated.

Shocking

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I so sorry there was ever a reason to put pen to paper.
Devastating story of trust broken, relationships and future bound by secrets.
Bless little Christopher for the gifts of freedom!
While the story is heartbreaking it’s one of truth and substance, I feel like I could feel what she went through. Well performed and written.

I wish this book was never written, a devastating story of broken trust and heartache.

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Thank you Tori Johnson for sharing your story. You've told it with such strength and courage.

A harrowing read told with strength

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Hell on earth and she flourished. A very poignant look at abuse of the very worst kind, and the survival of same. You are a wonderful human Tori 💚

Wow, what the human body and mind can do!

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