Don't Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

Maguire, Toni

Biographies & Memoirs

Harper/Element

This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction.
The first time her father made an improper advance on Toni, she was six years old. Her father warned her not to tell her mother, or anyone else, because they would blame her and wouldn't love her any more. It had to remain ‘our secret.’
When she finally built up the courage to tell her mother what had happened, she was told never to speak of the matter again. With no one to turn to, isolated and alone in rural Ireland, the abuse continued unhindered.
At fourteen Toni fell pregnant by her father, and when her state was discovered she was made to have a late abortion which almost killed her. The truth of her childhood could no longer be kept hidden but, just as her father predicted, Toni found herself judged and rejected by her family, teachers and friends. The blame and anger she was treated with only worsened when her father was sent to prison as a result of his actions. This is the compelling story of her struggle to put the ghost of her childhood to rest, and emerge ultimately triumphant.

Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

Community & Culture

HarperElement

When Daddy Comes Home

She finally thought she was safe…
Toni Maguire, author of Number One Bestseller ‘Don't Tell Mummy’, takes up the story of her tragic childhood where she left off, revealing the awful truth about what happened when her father, sent to jail for abusing her, was released, and came home…
Toni Maguire's father abused her from the age of six, and was only found out when she fell pregnant, losing the child from a botched abortion. Jailed for his crimes with the help of her testimony, Antoinette believed she was finally safe, but it was not to last…
Being despatched to collect her father from the station by herself marked a new low for young Antoinette. Realising that she was no longer safe at home, she was forced to leave. Her mother did nothing to protect her or prevent her going.
Traumatised and alone, Antoinette was unable to cope, and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, sinking deeper into despair every day. Finally transferred to the dead-end ward with no hope of recovery, Antoinette slowly began to improve, by the sheer force of her indomitable will.

Humor & Entertainment

Pretty Maids All In A Row

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Toni Maguire

Every family has its secrets, but some are worse than others.I had learnt to switch myself off from feeling anything when he molested me. Just lie there like a wooden doll and dont give him the satisfaction of allowing one whimper to leave your mouth.Lynns mother wanted the world to see the perfect family. An immaculate house, three well-dressed children and a charming husband. But behind closed doors it was a different story. Abused by her father from when she was just a baby, Lynn would scream for her mother, who ignored the little girls cries. Nothing was going to shatter her perfect life. Threatened by their parents, Lynn and her brother never told anyone in fear of being separated, but the trauma of their past followed them throughout their lives, with devastating consequences. Now as Lynn tries to piece together and come to terms with her past as an adult, she discovers she wasnt the only one with a secret.

Daddy's Little Girl: A picture-perfect family with a terrible secret

Murray, Lynn

True Crime

Ebury Press

Why, Father?: A True Story of Child Abuse and Survival (For Fans of Cathy Glass)

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Mango

“It’s what daddies do with their little girls,” he explains, “every little girl does it. But it’s a secret, and you must not talk about it.” Cassie was too young to remember when her father started abusing her. With no one to turn to in a house where her father ruled with an iron fist and her mother only saw her as a rival for her husband’s affection, she married a man she didn’t love in order to escape. When she eventually confessed her secret, her husband abandoned her and the children. They were soon taken into care as Cassie fell to drinking. Now would begin the biggest challenge of her life: winning her children back and working to eclipse the pain of her childhood. This is the heartbreaking true story of a little girl that just wanted to be loved.

Did You Ever Love Me?: Abused by the ones who were supposed to keep her safe

Unlike people with carefree previous lives, I packed away my past. There are some memories labelled 'Look at', and others 'Leave well alone'...\nEmily Smith was held in a prison of fear for ten years. When she was four, her father left and a new man was brought into her life. He loved her, he kept telling her so, but the emotional and physical abuse she suffered at his hands were a daily nightmare. Until one day, after he crept into her bedroom, her life became unbearable.\nEmily found she was different in another way as her autism became more noticeable and punishments for her 'abnormal' behaviour more severe. Astonishingly, she managed to escape her home of hell, where she was abused right in front of her mother. Emily determinedly gained a university place and emerged triumphant with a new life and family in Ireland, desperate to treat her daughter, so similar to her, to a different life.\nHeartbreakingly true, Silent Child is a testament to Emily's strength as she sheds light on rampant abuse still happening today. Powerful and shocking, sharing her story means she finally has a voice to say: enough.

Silent Child: From no.1 bestseller Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival

Memoirs

John Blake

From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival. 
From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.\n'Small children have no say in the direction their lives take. Even before they have learnt to walk and talk, they are trained to obey'\nDaisy was only four when her parents told her and her older brother that they were moving halfway across the world to Australia for a better life. Leaving everything behind, including her beloved grandparents, she stepped into an unfamiliar world. Daisy's close and unbreakable bond with her disabled brother helped her navigate her new life, until tragedy repeatedly struck the family.\nAfter her parents' split and she was introduced to her new stepfather, nothing could have prepared her for what followed. All alone in 300 acres of wilderness, Daisy's only wish was to return home to her grandparents and their love. This is her true story of fear, abuse and, finally, escape.

No Going Home: From the No.1 bestseller: A true story of childhood secrets and escape, for fans of Cathy Glass

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

Why, Father?: From the No.1 bestselling author, a new true story of abuse and survival for fans of Cathy Glass

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

John Blake Publishing Ltd

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