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Synopsis
To the outside world, Lizzie McGlynn’s father was a model citizen. To little Lizzie he was a violent and depraved monster.
For years, Lizzie was raped and beaten by her father, whilst her alcoholic mother stood by, helpless. She eventually found the courage to report him and her father was imprisoned - but 12 weeks later he was allowed to return to the family home and continue his reign of terror. He seemed to be above the law.
Battered and violated, Lizzie knew she had to stay alive to protect her two little brothers. She went on to escape her father’s evil clutches, however, the physical and mental scars continued to haunt her.
But as her father lay dying, she summoned the strength and courage to forgive the man who had caused her so much pain.
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Synopsis
Little Lizzie Hislop was just eight years old when her father raped her for the first time. Lizzie's fragile and malnourished body was never free from injuries caused by her alcoholic mother's casual slaps and her father's brutal punches and beatings. Then one night, when she was eight years old, her father crept into her bed and violently raped her, telling her: 'clean yourself up and don't ever make me do that again.' It was the beginning of the worst ordeal imaginable. Lizzie suffered at her father's hands until she was twelve and finally found the courage to tell. She thought everything would be all right. She was wrong. Her father was sent to prison. But when he had served his sentence, he was allowed to return home and live with the family he had so viciously abused. And that is when Lizzie's nightmare really began: for the next four years, she endured unspeakable misery. Worst of all, she was abandoned and left to suffer alone by the very system in place to protect her. Remarkably, just before her father died, Lizzie forgave him for all he had done. But nothing can ever make her forget. I Forgive you, Daddy, is a true story.It is an unflinching account of a childhood filled with pain and neglect.
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Lizzie lives with her family in the Home Counties
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- PublisherHeadline Review
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0755318897
- ISBN 13 9780755318896
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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