Into the Light - Hardcover

Mccann, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091908639 ISBN 13: 9780091908638

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2006

Synopsis

Richard McCann's account of his childhood became a massive UK bestseller. In it he told the harrowing story of how he and his sisters were left motherless when the Yorkshire Ripper killed his first victim, Richard's mother Wilma McCann. "Just A Boy" was praised for its unflinching and unself-pitying account of a neglected childhood at the hands of an abusive father and uncaring authorities. The only constants in his and his sister's lives were grief for their mother and newspaper coverage of her killer and the gruesome nature of his crimes. "Into the Light" is an account of how Richard used the success of "Just A Boy" to try and save his sister, to recover from the past and to learn more about the effects of traumatic childhood's and loss - in order to help others who are suffering. With his book in the bestseller charts Richard meets other children of Sutcliffe's victims. He is invited to meet survivors' groups and support groups of grieving families. "Into the Light" includes their stories of heartbreaking suffering and incredible strength. He decides to return to college so that he can go to university and train to become the social worker his family never had. He visits prisons and becomes a voluntary counsellor - in short Richard McCann comes to terms with the loss of his own childhood by talking to others, hearing their stories and learning about how to accept the past and move on. "Into the Light" is a tremendously gripping, moving and uplifting book. The story of a young man determined to do some good after suffering many terrible wrongs.

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About the Author

Richard McCann lives in Leeds. Since finishing his first book he has been studying how families can survive and recover after trauma, while also becoming a Samaritan. He is also involved in SAMM (Support after Murder and Manslaughter). He has been contacted by readers from all over the world wanting to share their own experiences. He is currently studying for a degree in Social Policy at

From the Back Cover

Praise for Just A Boy:

Harrowing The Sun

Heart rending Woman s Weekly

Into the Light tells of an extraordinary young man s journey; from abused child of a murdered woman, to an adult wishing to heal the suffering of others. This is a book shot through with heart-breaking stories of damage and survival.

Richard McCann, author of the bestselling Just a Boy, tells the story of how he overcame his past by confronting certain truths, reconciling certain relationships and, most importantly, by meeting others who had suffered. Richard s salvation came with the decision that he wished to help others in a way he and his sisters were never helped themselves.Into the Light will introduce you to some extraordinary survivors. It will bring you to tears, swell your heart and inspire your future.

From the Inside Flap

Into the Light is the story of how children damaged by violent crime and abusive childhoods can survive, heal and triumph.

Richard McCann s mother was murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper. Details of her gruesome death were to reappear almost in the newspapers for the next thirty years, yet he and his sisters were abandoned and their loss and suffering never spoken of. He and his sister were raised in a violent household that drove them to crime and drink.

It wasn t until Richard simply decided that he was going to change his life, and then wrote his bestselling book Just A Boy, that he began to truly understand the effects of violent past.
With the success that came Richard s way he made a very unusual decision, he would return to education and study so that he would be able to help others. With the acclaim that met Just A Boy he was invited to speak on behalf of abused children and to meet other survivors of violent pasts. He listened to their stories, heard the terrible truths of forgotten children and suffering families, and came to understand the essential elements for recovery and happiness.

This is a deeply moving and inspirational book by an incredible young man.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091908639
• ISBN 13: 9780091908638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304