True stories of survival of abuse and injustice

In the vein of Erling Kagge'sSilenceand Lars Mytting'sNorwegian Wood,Under the Open Skies: A Practical Guide to Living Close to Nature combines escapism and adventure with a love of nature and the desire for a simpler life.

A formally audacious and deeply moving memoir in three timeframes that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son.

The powerful, refreshingly honest, first-hand account of a childhood spent in the Care system.

Grounded in 40 years of clinical practice and research, this book provides a systematic yet flexible evidence-informed framework for treating adult survivors of complex trauma, particularly those exposed to chronic emotional abuse or neglect.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison has always been a fighter--yet as a young teen, no one knew she was also a victim.

Covering the process of therapy from beginning to end, this engaging text helps students and practitioners use play confidently and effectively with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with emotional or behavioral problems or life challenges.

This insightful guide provides a pragmatic roadmap for treating adult survivors of complex psychological trauma.

'Under Their Roof.

Heart-rending, shocking and totally gripping, The Slave Across the Street is the incredible true story of how an ordinary girl was lured into the sinister world of human trafficking - and how she eventually escaped and rebuilt her life.

No Cake, No Jam is the heart-warming true story of a little girl s London childhood during the Blitz, and of how she rose above adversity through sheer guts and strength of character.

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'Why did you leave me?

'I promised that I would one day write a book and tell the world about the home for unmarried mothers.

Colleen Stan was a sweet-natured, lively twenty-year-old when she set out to hitchhike from her home in Washington to Southern California.

In Truevine, Virginia, in 1899 everyone the Muse brothers knew was either a former slave, or a child or grandchild of slaves.

A lauded contemporary classic of the memoir form: devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting.

Les Cummings was three when he was sent to the Children's Cottage Homes in Portsmouth.

The true story of Donna Ford, who between the ages of five and eleven was abused by her stepmother Helen.

At just six years old Tom Wilson fell prey to a predator of the worst sort.

'I heard a horrible screaming sound, like an animal being slaughtered .

He was Mummy's favourite.

The story behind the hit Netflix documentary: The bestselling account of the bond between brothers and the shocking legacy of a dangerous mother.

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDETwo childhood best friends.

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie has ever fostered before.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Want to know the truth about what life is like as a mum and step-mum with a chaotic patchwork family?

Eleven-year-old Leanne is out of control.

When foster carer Maggie Hartley meets Sean and Sheila, they're facing every parent's worst nightmare.

When sixteen-year-old Jess arrives on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep with her newborn son Jimmy, she has nowhere else to go.

The Sunday Times BestsellerAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering.

'Nobody wants you, so we have to put up with you.

When Leslie met her husband Conor she felt she'd found the man of her dreams.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION'Vivid and empowering' GILLIAN ANDERSON'A stunning book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'Dazzling' TARA WESTOVER'A story about hope, imagination and resilience'GUARDIANAn award-winning, inspiring memoir of family, education and resilience.

My brother Patrick remembers my first beating, of which I assume I was completely unaware.

'The first time my husband hit me I was nineteen years old.

The past they tried to hide.

An unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty, violence and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City.

Leaving his abusive Irish boarding school after eight long years, Patrick Touher thought his troubles were over.

You've seen Manhunt, now read this powerful and personal account from Milly Dowler's sister Gemma .

As featured in Geoffrey Wansell's UPCOMING TRUE CRIME TV series, Murder By The Sea on CBS Reality .

The heartbreaking but inspiring true story of a childhood of abuse, and finding a way out of the darkness.

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This practical resource integrates family therapy theory with playful interventions and techniques to allow family therapists to successfully engage and include children in the session.

Focused Genograms provides a cutting-edge guide to utilizing the Intersystem Approach meta-framework and attachment theory to construct focused genograms.

Focused Genograms provides a cutting-edge guide to utilizing the Intersystem Approach meta-framework and attachment theory to construct focused genograms.

This book provides a framework for addressing the extended treatment needs of adult survivors of child sexual abuse.

This book provides a framework for addressing the extended treatment needs of adult survivors of child sexual abuse.

This book focuses on the needs of the community affected by bullying behaviour, rather than simply apportioning blame and deciding on punishment.

Since the 1970s the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been explained through the patriarchal desire of men to control and dominate women, but this gendered perspective limits both our understanding of IPV and its treatment.

Since the 1970s the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been explained through the patriarchal desire of men to control and dominate women, but this gendered perspective limits both our understanding of IPV and its treatment.

This volume develops a theoretical and critical foundation for understanding "e;maladministration"e;-the phenomena of harmful administrative and organisational behaviours in educational systems.