Say Nothing by Josephine Duthie

Say Nothing by Josephine Duthie

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Summary

Four neglected siblings were taken into care following the breakdown of their parents' marriage. Sent to a small croft in north-east of Scotland, they endured an onslaught of physical and mental abuse at the hands of an elderly foster mother. For ten years the children's cries for help were ignored in the naive social-work climate of late 1950s.

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Say Nothing by Josephine Duthie

Say Nothing is the moving true story of four neglected siblings who were taken into care following the breakdown of their parents' marriage. Sent to a small croft in the north-east of Scotland, they endured an onslaught of physical and mental abuse at the hands of an elderly, inexperienced foster mother. For ten years the children's cries for help were ignored and misunderstood in the naive social-work climate of the late 1950s, and this heartbreaking personal account of cruelty and neglect reveals the effect this maltreatment had on their ability to adjust to a normal adult life. Say Nothing was written as a voice of support for all abused children who are afraid or were never given the chance to tell their story.
A voice of support for all abused children who were afraid or never had the chance to tell their story * The Scots Magazine *
Josephine Duthie was born in Lennoxtown in 1948 and later spent 10 years in a croft outside Lhanbryde in Morayshire. In 1966, she moved to Aberdeen to train as a nurse and she still lives there today. Now retired, she is married with three children and four grandchildren.
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ISBN 13 9781780575193
ISBN 10 178057519X
Title Say Nothing
Author Josephine Duthie
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 2012-02-02
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.