Abandoned /
by Allan, Monica; Cusack, Ann, (Ghostwriter); Cusack, Joe.
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BookPublisher: Great Britain : Mirror Books, 2023Description: 283 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781915306326 (pbk.) :; 1915306329 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 ALLSubject(s): Allan, Monica -- Childhood and youth | Adult child abuse victims -- Great Britain -- Biography | Foster children -- Great Britain -- Biography | Child abuse -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | Child welfareSummary: A woman whose mother twice tried to kill her as a child has won a ground-breaking battle in the supreme courts for the right to claim compensation. Monica Allan's legal victory set a precedent and has opened the floodgates for others to claim in her wake. Thanks to her 12-year legal fight, other victims now have hope. Other victims now have a voice. In her memoir, Monica, 54, tells the story of her childhood, when her mother, Betty Mount, forced her head under running bathroom taps and tried to strangle her. She had previously tried to kill Monica as a baby.
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A woman whose mother twice tried to kill her as a child has won a ground-breaking battle in the supreme courts for the right to claim compensation. Monica Allan's legal victory set a precedent and has opened the floodgates for others to claim in her wake. Thanks to her 12-year legal fight, other victims now have hope. Other victims now have a voice. In her memoir, Monica, 54, tells the story of her childhood, when her mother, Betty Mount, forced her head under running bathroom taps and tried to strangle her. She had previously tried to kill Monica as a baby.
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