No going home : a true story of childhood secrets and escape /
by Maguire, Toni.
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BookPublisher: London : John Blake Publishing, [2022]Description: x, 355 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781789465198 (pbk.) :; 1789465192 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 JONSubject(s): Jones, Daisy-May -- Childhood and youth | Sexually abused children -- Australia -- Biography | Abused children -- Australia -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | Memoirs | True stories of heroism, endurance & survivalSummary: Daisy-May Jones was 4 years old when she was told by her parents the family was moving halfway across the world to Australia for a better life. Leaving everything behind, including her beloved grandparents, Daisy-May spent a happy and secure few years adapting to a new life. But after the breakdown of her parent's marriage, she stepped into a nightmare as her mother introduced a new step-father to her and her disabled brother. What followed was years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Obsessed with manipulating Daisy-May and her sexual education, her step-father continued to abuse her until she was 15 years old. All alone in 150 acres of wilderness, Daisy's only wish was to return home to her grandparent's and their love. Eventually, she managed to do so, and now works in mental health, supporting others who have been sexually abused and helping them plan their way forward.
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| 920 JON Tom Jones: the life | 920 JON It's been emotional | 920 JON Lonely boy / | 920 JON No going home : a true story of childhood secrets and escape / | 920 JOS Josephine: desire, ambition, Napoleon | 920 KAM Mr Unbelievable!: fighting like beavers on the front line of football | 920 KAT Still standing: |
Daisy-May Jones was 4 years old when she was told by her parents the family was moving halfway across the world to Australia for a better life. Leaving everything behind, including her beloved grandparents, Daisy-May spent a happy and secure few years adapting to a new life. But after the breakdown of her parent's marriage, she stepped into a nightmare as her mother introduced a new step-father to her and her disabled brother. What followed was years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Obsessed with manipulating Daisy-May and her sexual education, her step-father continued to abuse her until she was 15 years old. All alone in 150 acres of wilderness, Daisy's only wish was to return home to her grandparent's and their love. Eventually, she managed to do so, and now works in mental health, supporting others who have been sexually abused and helping them plan their way forward.
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