{"product_id":"sues-story","title":"Sue Owen: Sue's Story [2007] paperback","description":"'When I was a little girl I used to look forward to him coming home, as she was never nasty to me in front of him. I think that's what made it worse - it's like I preferred his abuse, but in reality I was just relieved that I wasn't receiving yet another belting...' This is the true story of one little girl's fight to survive while growing up in a home filled with violence, abuse and neglect. In this insightful and heartfelt account, Sue Owen reveals what happens when a child cannot rely on the family home to be the safe and respectable refuge it should be. Neglected and bullied by her step-mother throughout her formative years, and abused by her father in her teens, Sue somehow survived to tell the tale and have a family of her own. Determined that her own children would grow up in a happy, loving and stable environment, Sue began facing her demons through counselling. Yet it wasn't enough: she was still haunted by the past, and knew that she would never find peace until she confronted her tormentors. Taking her father to court, Sue began a battle which took her extended family to the brink of destruction as they all tried to come to terms with the awful truth.\u003cbr\u003eThis is Sue's story...","brand":"Owen, Sue","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46497475658067,"sku":"9781843581666","price":12.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/owen-sue-sue-owen-sue-s-story-2007-paperback-9781843581666-1157081873.jpg?v=1745177964","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/sues-story","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}