Don't Say A Word

DON'T SAY A WORD is the empowering memoir of Kate Marshall, a mother-of-four from Manchester. Ripped from her many brothers and sisters at the age of eight, Kate's mother uproots her to a new life in which love and safety are not priorities. With few explanations, Kate is thrown into a world of chaos and neglect, a world which her Uncle Phil exploits through a campaign of shocking abuse over many years.

The lessons Kate learns in those early years leave her extremely vulnerable and, while still a teenager, she marries an emotionally abusive, gaslighting fraudster, spending years in a controlled marriage punctuated by bulimia and a fierce desire to protect her beloved children. Finally finding the courage to leave, she seizes control of her own destiny by taking her paedophile uncle to court, where his guilt on all charges sees him finally face up to what he has done. From that moment, Kate vows she will never again be the victim of those who chose to control and abuse her, that she will fight for herself and for others with every breath she has - that she will never be silenced again.

About the author

Kate Marshall, Linda Watson-Brown

Summary

It happened regularly in front of other people. They sat watching TV and drinking. No one noticed the frozen, silenced little girl whose childhood was being stolen by her uncle on a regular basis.

Foreword

It happened regularly in front of other people. They sat watching TV and drinking. No one noticed the frozen, silenced little girl whose childhood was being stolen by her uncle on a regular basis.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Marshall, Linda Watson-Brown, Watson-Brown Linda
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.12.2018
• EAN: 9781786069269
• ISBN: 978-1-78606-926-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 214 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, Child abuse, Child abuse, paedophile, neglect, bulimia