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Author: Gloria Vanderbilt
Publisher: N A L Trade
ISBN: 9780452278226
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Looking back on her own traumatic childhood and the early death of her husband, the author discusses her anguish over the suicide of her twenty-four-year-old son and her struggle to cope with the pain and grief over the death of her child

Author: Amanda Prowse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781471290794
Category : Families
Languages : en
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Jessica is expecting her first child. But why isn't she transformed by maternal feelings? Where is the all-consuming love she's supposed to feel for her child? No-one told her you don't always love your baby. Perhaps its best if Jessica keeps that dark secret to herself for now.

Author: June Steenkamp
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0751558737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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In the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, shooting her multiple times while she cowered behind the locked door of their bathroom. His trial has attracted more international media attention and public scrutiny than any since that of OJ Simpson. What went on behind the scenes though? And what was the real Reeva like, away from the photo shoots and the attention of the media? A beautiful 29 year old from Port Elizabeth, Reeva graduated as a lawyer and campaigned for human rights causes before deciding to try the world of modelling in South Africa's most vibrant city. Her relationship with international hero Oscar Pistorius seemed like a fairy tale of triumph over adversity - double amputee turned champion athlete meets small town girl with beauty and brains wanting to make her mark on the world. No one could have predicted the tragic and horrifying conclusion to that fairy tale. Reeva's mother, June Steenkamp, has kept a dignified silence throughout the long months since she received the phone call every mother dreads. In this painfully honest and unflinching account of Reeva's life, she talks about what really went on in her mind as she sat in the packed Pretoria court room day after day and how she is coping in the aftermath of the verdict. Reeva is the only true insider's account of this tragic story.

Author: Rosie Batty
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1460705106
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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An updated edition of the profoundly moving and inspiring memoir from Australia's domestic violence crusader, Rosie Batty. Rosie Batty knows pain no woman should have to suffer. Her son was killed by his father in a violent incident in February 2014, a horrendous event that shocked not only the nation, but the world. Greg Anderson murdered his 11-year-old son Luke and was then shot by police at the Tyabb cricket oval. Rosie had suffered years of family violence, and had had intervention and custody orders in place in an effort to protect herself and her son. Rosie has since become an outspoken and dynamic crusader against domestic violence, winning hearts and mind all over Australia with her compassion, courage, grace and forgiveness. In January 2015, Rosie was named Australian of the Year, 2015. Inspiring, heartfelt and profoundly moving, this is Rosie's story. A percentage of royalties from sales of this book are going to the Luke Batty Foundation. 'A brave, resolute and heart-breaking tale' Sydney Morning Herald 'Every Australian should read this book' Tracey Spicer 'Just finished A Mother's Story. Loved it. Cried. Got angry. Important book, beautifully written' Juanita Phillips 'This highly emotional book ... She suffers but she is not a victim. Batty is comforting and terrifying. She is protector and avenger... She has moral authority and dignity ... compelling' ABR

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ISBN: 9781620091500
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Languages : en
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Author: Alicat Publishing Staff
Publisher: Alicat
ISBN: 9781921847165
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Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Diane Iwanicki
Publisher: D. Iwanicki
ISBN: 9780973395808
Category : Developmentally disabled children
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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Author: Kate Grenville
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782116869
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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*NEW NOVEL RESTLESS DOLLY MAUNDER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024* FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN’S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST Kate Grenville often takes inspiration for her fiction from her family history and this extraordinary memoir about the life of her own mother, Nance Russell, reveals why. Born to an unhappy marriage and into a deeply sexist society, Nance worked hard for everything she had, and while the world changed around her, she went on to university, opening businesses and raising a family. One Life is just as much a universal story as it is Nance’s. Beautifully captured by her daughter, it draws on the tales passed down by word of mouth, creating an evocative portrait of life in twentieth-century rural Australia and a deeply intimate and caring homage to a mother’s struggle.

Author: Amanda Prowse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781471297373
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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Jessica is expecting her first child. But why isn't she transformed by maternal feelings? Where is the all-consuming love she's supposed to feel for her child? No-one told her you don't always love your baby. Perhaps its best if Jessica keeps that dark secret to herself for now.

Author: Saurav Dutt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781716228452
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Every year in England and Wales alone, one in twenty adults suffer domestic abuse, two thirds of them women. Every week, two men kill a woman they were intimate with. In the US, domestic homicides have increased by 32 per cent since 2017. Fall in Light: A Mother's Story is the incredibly moving account of the true story of Meera Dalal from Leicester in the United Kingdom. Meera was a young woman trapped in a relationship that was violent and abusive. After struggling with years of violence, coercive control, blackmail, extortion, and threats to her family, the 25-year-old was driven to the depths of despair and tragically took her own life. In this honest and open memoir, her mother Daksha recounts how Meera's happy childhood and upbringing spiralled into domestic abuse, psychological manipulation, gaslighting, and blackmail at the hands of a cruel and vindictive boyfriend who drove her to the edge of her sanity. A percentage of proceeds of this book will be provided for organisations assisting with mental wellness and suicide prevention.