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scarred she was a slave to her father pain was her only escape
growing up sophie carried a terrible secret . she was her fathers slave in the most horrific ways imaginable . at just a few months old she was adopted by a couple that seemed comfortably off and perfectly respectable to the outside world . but behind closed doors sophies childhood was a living hell . her father spent the next decade grooming her for abuse and when sophies mother left for good that very night he told sophie that from now on she would sleep in his bed . unable to cope sophie spiraled into suicidal misery . she began to self harm to try and escape the agony . but one day she went too far and at 16 ended up in a psychiatric unit . it was here that she finally confronted the horrors of home and began the painful journey of rebuilding her life . a phenomenally courageous woman sophie now works for the samaritans and helps other young people in need . harrowing yet compelling this is a searing and truly inspirational account of overcoming the worst abuse and self harm .
paperback hodder & stoughton 2009 isbn13 9780340937372 isbn10 0340937378
abridged n isbn 13 9780340937372 number in series 1 number of pages 314 publisher trafalgar square release date 62135769600000