Nobody Heard Me Cry - Couverture souple

Devane, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340963395 ISBN 13 : 9780340963395

Editeur : Hachette Books Ireland, 2009

Synopsis

John Devane was six weeks old when his father died, leaving his mother poverty-stricken and struggling to raise seven children alone. Further tragedy followed when, less than a year later, his older brother was killed in a road accident. His despairing mother turned to drink, and John's childhood was a nightmare of neglect and beatings. At age eight, he was sexually abused for the first time, by a neighbour. Thus began a cycle of sexual abuse that lasted throughout his childhood, by numerous people from his community, including members of a tightly run Limerick paedophile ring. Later, still not yet a teenager, he was pimped on the Limerick docklands.

By the time John was 15, he was suicidally depressed. Alcoholism and years in the wilderness ensued. However, against the odds, he made a remarkable new beginning, first by joining the army, then by returning to school and later entering university, where he qualified as a solicitor. He set up a busy practice and built a reputation for defending the criminals of Limerick when nobody else would. Then, one day, the unthinkable happened, when John received a call from police. A man was up on a charge of sexual abuse of a minor, and had requested John as his defence solicitor. Now John had a choice to make. Because this man had failed to recognise this successful lawyer as the young teenage he had abused many years before.
This is the extraordinary story of a life almost destroyed by abuse, and the hard choices one man made in his fight to recover himself.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Devane still practices as a lawyer in his home town of Limerick, Ireland. He is married with a family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hachette Books Ireland
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340963395
• ISBN 13: 9780340963395
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible