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Damaged Chris Wild

Damaged By Chris Wild

Damaged by Chris Wild


3,50 £
New RRP 9,99 £
Condition - Very Good
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Damaged Summary

Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system by Chris Wild

'We were just sacks of flesh existing as punchbags for their rage, or toys for their entertainment' Chris Wild lost his dad aged 11, leaving him to grow up in the care system. There, he witnessed the incessant physical and sexual abuse of children, with the only escape leading to the streets. So many others like him, failed by the systems put in place to protect them, ended up with nothing but drink, drugs, prostitution and crime as their normality. Later, working in a care home himself became the only way Chris could help, but he was shocked to discover little had changed and vulnerable children were still being failed. In Damaged, he shares heartbreaking memories of the care system along with the stories of all the boys, girls, men and women he met along the way - exposing why we must take action now to protect all of Britain's forgotten children.

Damaged Reviews

A powerful book that pulls on your heartstrings * Denise Welch *
Chris Wild's searing expose of life in and around the children's care system in the early 1990s... this no-holds-barred, often distressingly graphic depiction of young lives lost to neglect and abuse in the north of England. The reader is at once moved, outraged and ashamed. Moved, because you would need a granite heart not to weep at the brutal destruction of innocence; outraged at how the perpetrators could get away with so much for so long, and how the system's indifference facilitated such horrors, and ashamed because chances are that you and I have, at some point, walked past and ignored these lost souls on the high street or in our local park... Read the book, get angry, and do anything and everything to ensure that, even in times of austerity and budget cuts, that those charged with caring for our nation's children remain scrutinised and accountable to the public. * outnewsglobal.com *

About Chris Wild

Chris Wild grew up in the care system, and is now a 38-year-old husband and father of two beautiful children.

Additional information

GOR009191044
9781911600640
1911600648
Damaged: Heartbreaking stories of the kids trapped in Britain's broken care system by Chris Wild
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bonnier Books Ltd
2018-06-14
336
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Damaged