A Family Secret, Maureen Wood
A Family Secret, Maureen Wood
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A Family Secret

Author: Maureen Wood

Narrator: Rachel Atkins

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/18/2021


Synopsis

‘Each time my mother laid a finger on me… it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other, destroyed me. It was the ultimate betrayal.’ Abused from the age of eight by her older brother and then her step-father, Maureen Wood quickly became numb to the constant suffering. But Maureen’s world crumbled when her own mother started to abuse her too… A Family Secret

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jacqie on May 24, 2024

Wow, a fantastic memoir, but it's extremely dark and disturbing. Hear more of my thoughts in this reading vlog: [URL not allowed] If you've followed me for awhile, and you like the same crazy memoirs that I like, then definitely read this like NOW. I'm so disturbed and shocked by her story......more

Goodreads review by Yasmin on October 12, 2021

Heartbreaking, gripping read of one extraordinary survivor.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on February 27, 2021

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, Nonfiction for the arc of A Family Secret by Maureen Wood. 5 STARS- This is a very gripping but sad and emotional book, which actually tell the true story of her OWN what!! it goes back to her childhood and what happened to her as a child, Her parents spli......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on February 05, 2022

Thank you for coming out with your story, it’s helpful to a lot of people and I’m sure it’s helped people come out with their own. It was very relating and thank you again......more

Goodreads review by Julie on February 17, 2021

Excellent, gripping read. My goodness, what a beginning to this book. What on earth had happened? Very intriguing. Then the book goes back 25 years, to Maureen's childhood-and what a sad and tragic story she has to tell. Her mum and biological father had separated when she was just a toddler, and she......more