Taking Back My Power - Couverture souple

O'Leary, Miss Lena; Murphy, Miss Sharon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1500860700 ISBN 13 : 9781500860707

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

BBC My Story, runner up for 'Overcoming adversity'. Infant Lena Oleary was a convict. Her ‘rap sheet’ was for being homeless. Imprisoned for 15 years, she suffered starvation, neglect, psychological, physical and sexual abuse. Her carers, the Irish Government and the Catholic Church, ran terrifying establishments that were part orphanage, part workhouse, part school and all hell. Comfort was never nearby. At 15 Lena was liberated. With no intellectual tools, the road ahead was to become one tribulation after another. By 17 her yearning to have her own family was her ambition in life. Her quest for love found her in a turbulent marriage and by 19 she suffered the greatest of tragedies a woman should not have to endure. Facing the next fraction of her life was to become years of toxic, septic and grievous existence. It was time to pull of the plasters that temporarily soothed the scars of a tormented individual, and begin to renovate her mutilated soul. Through homelessness and subsequent rescue by the Soho Centrepoint, a new slice of a prospective future was at large. Her spirit began to develop and soon education became her focus, and her saving grace. This is a tragic and dreadful tale, truthfully told in an unvarnished style. Yet, it is also a story of intrepidity, courage and determination, against all odds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

My name is Lena o'Leary and I live in Tiptree, England, with my amazing daughter Maisy who is ten. I work as a Operating Department Practitioner at my local hospital. My purpose of writing my memoirs was so important to my recovery, and putting closure on the adverse parts of my life. It is also hard for people to believe that so much could happen to an individual and come through it with some sanity. I know this book is a difficult read, but at the end, you find out that your own life is really not that bad.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1500860700
• ISBN 13: 9781500860707
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg