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Title: Full Circle; The Harrowing Sequel to 'Breath in the Dark' Author: Jane Hersey First copyright date: 2013 Type of book: Poverty, food, deprivation, lack of love, child caretakers, Great Britain, mental illnesses, 1970s-1980s?, Judaism in Great Britain, abusive relationships, taking care of self, Jewish female/Goy Male, employment, cycle General subject matter: Child caretakers, poverty, fear, attachment Special features: N/A Price: 7.99 pounds ISBN/ASIN: 978-1-78088-429-5 Summary: My body shook with the first kick to my naked body. His boots were heavy. First he kicked at my legs. Then my thighs. I curled in a ball to try to protect myself, his kicks penetrated me, the bones in my back and ribs felt like they were crumbling. I knew I was going to die... Screams echoed around the room as I tried to reach up to the window so I could jump out. Full Circle continues the life story of Jane Hersey which began with Breath in the Dark. It tells the...

Title: Breath in the Dark; a Childhood Lost Author: Jane Hersey First copyright date: 2012 Type of book: Poverty, food, deprivation, lack of love, child caretakers, Great Britain, mental illnesses, 1960s, Judaism in Great Britain General subject matter: Child caretakers, poverty, fear, attachment Special features: N/A Price: 7.99 pounds ISBN/ASIN: 978-1-78088-165-2 Summary: Settling down on the bed, I stroked the plump, still body, watching my mother's face just to make sure she was still breathing. As a 6 year old that was all I wanted, not toys or chocolates or comforts, just to know my mother was still alive was enough. Jane Hersey's biography is told through the thoughts and voice of a traumatized, isolated child, enduring the stresses and strains of day-to-day life under difficult circumstances in 1960s Manchester. As a six year old child with sole care of a mother suffering with clinical depression, diabetes and eating disorders, Jane is ostrac...