基本信息出版社：Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
页码：448 页
出版日期：2006年11月
ISBN：0340895993
International Standard Book Number：0340895993
条形码：9780340895993
EAN：9780340895993
版本：New edition
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语

内容简介 Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Regularly beaten and starved, the girl was so desperate she took herself off to Social Services and tried to get taken into care. When that failed, she swallowed bleach 'because it kills all known germs and my mother always told me I was a germ'. When Constance was thirteen, her mother simply moved out, leaving her daughter to fend for herself: there was no gas, no electricity and no food. But somehow Constance found the courage to survive her terrible start in life. This is her heartrending -- and ultimately triumphant -- story.
作者简介 Constance Briscoe practises as a barrister and in 1996 became a part-time judge - one of the first black women to sit as a judge in the UK. She lives in Clapham with her two children, Martin and Francesca. Her partner is Tony Arlidge QC.
媒体推荐 "* 'Utterly extraordinary... harrowing, often deeply disturbing, but ultimately inspiring' - Daily Mail * 'Reading the book is like an exercise in bottling up your rage. Afterwards, you feel happiness and disturbed. Which is only right.' - Standard * 'An astonishing true story of hope over adversity' - Mail on Sunday * 'Remarkable' - Good Housekeeping"