Introducing Jane Hersey, author of the heartbreaking true stories Breath in the Dark, Full Circle and Silent in the Shadows.
A six year old child with sole care of a mother suffering with
depression, diabetes and eating disorders, Jane, is ostracised by the Jewish
community and the community at large.
The story is told through the thoughts and voice of a traumatised,
isolated child enduring the stresses of day-to-day life under difficult
circumstances in 1960’s Manchester.
Jane expresses the
beautiful mix of confusion, faith and fear that characterises her childhood. An
extremely powerful reading experience.
Review by Harper Collins
This is a simply
stunning book. I found myself both moved and haunted by this book. A key text
for clinicians, students and carers and parents themselves.
The Madness and
Literature Network, Nottingham University.
Fantastically
written. It left me feeling emotional for the childhood she lost and also
wondering how she got where she is today! I would recommend this book to
professionals, survivors and anyone wishing to understand the effects of mental
illness, poverty, emotional neglect and sexual abuse.
NAPAC, National Assoc for People Abused in Childhood.
Psychcentral
I was thirteen years
old when my mother died. Separated from my brothers, not knowing what became of
them, I was sent to live with a cruel and sadistic aunt. Prevented from
attending my mother's funeral and not told where she was buried, I never came
to terms with her death. Barely literate and confused I remained traumatised.
Full Circle continues the life
story of Jane Hersey which began with Breath in the Dark. It tells the
harrowing true tale of a socially isolated young woman, who is neglected,
physically and emotionally abused and living in poverty and deprivation. After
leaving an abusive relationship Jane found herself homeless with a baby. At the
mercy of unscrupulous people, forced into prostitution and sexually exploited.
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