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Writing this memoir has to be one of the hardest things I have ever achieved. Out of respect for the dead, this story has been told exactly how it happened.
I was born in 1985 in Lancashire, England, to two alcoholic parents. Having selfish parents left me exposed to abuse, poverty, and crime. My loving grandparents helped me the best they could at the weekends, but life was barely survivable.
Spending most of my life on a rough estate, bad influence pulled me between good and evil. Falling in love during a life of hell, my heart filled like a balloon that carried me to a greater good.
What you will listen to is no sweet lullaby. It will repulse and shock you. I fought with every ounce of strength to survive, with betrayal and evil around every corner.
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Tressa Middleton made UK history when she became Britain's youngest mum in 2006 aged just 12 years and eight months. Her case provoked shock and outrage - but the truth behind the headlines was far sadder than anyone could ever have imagined. Born into a life of poverty and neglect, Tressa was forced to grow up fast when was she taken into care at just four years old. She was returned to her mother's chaotic world, but by the age of seven, she was being abused by her own brother and at 11 years old she fell pregnant with his child. For years she kept his dark secret in an attempt to hold her family together until the truth threatened to destroy her completely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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truly amazing such a beautiful n strong Young wome
- De kelly en 12-22-18
De: Tressa Middleton
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Sweet Sorrow
- The Long-Awaited New Novel from the Best-Selling Author of One Day
- De: David Nicholls
- Narrado por: Rory Kinnear
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
From the best-selling author of One Day comes a bittersweet and brilliantly funny coming-of-age tale about the heart-stopping thrill of first love - and how just one summer can forever change a life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delight in every way!
- De Jennifer en 04-24-22
De: David Nicholls
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The Asylum
- De: Ann Cusack - contributor, Carol Minto, Joe Cusack - contributor
- Narrado por: Fiona McNeill
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 236
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 216
For 46 years, Carol Minto has quietly gone about her life, carrying with her the most extraordinary and heartbreaking secrets. In The Asylum, Carol tells the full story of how she overcame unimaginable suffering, to find the happiness and solace she has today as a mother and grandmother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t stop listening
- De Tonya Copeland-Stone en 06-12-22
De: Ann Cusack - contributor, y otros
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A Thousand Roads Home
- De: Carmel Harrington
- Narrado por: Jill Crawford, Frank Grimes
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 164
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 164
Meet Tom. Or Dr O’Grady, as he used to be called. When you pass him on the street, most people don’t even give him a second glance. You see, Tom isn’t living his best life. Burdened by grief, he’s only got his loyal dog, Bette Davis, for company and a rucksack containing his whole world. Then there’s Ruth and her son, DJ, who no longer have a place to call home. But Ruth believes that you can change the world by helping one person at a time - and Tom needs her help. There are a thousand ways to find your home - you just need to be brave enough to look for them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't put it down
- De Allison Swart en 09-22-19
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My Name Is Why
- De: Lemn Sissay
- Narrado por: Lemn Sissay, Richard Burnip, Zoe Mills
- Duración: 5 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 83
At the age of 17, after a childhood in an fostered family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth. Here Sissay recounts his life story. It is a story of neglect and determination. Misfortune and hope. Cruelty and triumph.
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4 out of 5 stars
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My immediate thoughts after reading My Name is Why
- De Pamela Horitani en 10-09-20
De: Lemn Sissay
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The Day the Lies Began
- De: Kylie Kaden
- Narrado por: Casey Withoos
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 468
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 426
It happened the day of the Moon Festival. It could have been left behind, they all could have moved on with their lives. But secrets have a habit of rising to the surface, especially in small towns. Two couples, four ironclad friendships, the perfect coastal holiday town. With salt-stung houses perched like lifeguards overlooking the shore, Lago Point is the scene of postcards, not crime scenes. Wife and mother Abbi, town cop Blake, schoolteacher Hannah and local doctor Will are caught in their own tangled webs of deceit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good but mixed feelings
- De lisa en 09-16-19
De: Kylie Kaden
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The Confession
- De: Jo Spain
- Narrado por: Alana Kerr Collins, Matt Jamie
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Late one night, a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. And when the man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry, a horror-struck Julie, frozen by fear, watches her husband die. Just one hour later, the attacker, J. P. Carney, hands himself into the police and confesses to beating Harry to death. But he also claims that the assault was not premeditated and that he didn’t know the identity of his victim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Confession
- De Elaine en 12-10-19
De: Jo Spain
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The Night She Disappeared
- A Novel
- De: Lisa Jewell
- Narrado por: Joanne Froggatt
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,273
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12,013
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,955
On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh my… gave me chills
- De Kelly en 09-10-21
De: Lisa Jewell
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Violated: A shocking and harrowing survival story from the notorious Rotherham abuse scandal
- De: Sarah Wilson
- Narrado por: Chloe Massey
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 515
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 471
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 467
The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal. In the summer of 2014, the Rotherham sex abuse scandal sent shockwaves through the nation. A report revealed that since the 1990s, up to 1,400 young girls in the town had been regularly abused by sex gangs, predominantly comprised of Pakistani men.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Horror Story and shocking to think this happened in modern day Britain.
- De Darkangel en 08-13-15
De: Sarah Wilson
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Spare
- De: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrado por: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Duración: 15 h y 39 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 69,120
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 63,893
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 63,685
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Gutterball!
- De Jimmyjoejangles en 01-10-23
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The Snakes
- A Novel
- De: Sadie Jones
- Narrado por: Imogen Church
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 86
The Snakes exposes the damage wreaked by parents on children as observed by a new member of the family, Dan, a mixed-race man from Peckham who marries Bea, the daughter who refuses to take any of her father’s filthy money. But when Bea’s brother, Alex (who runs a shabby hotel in Paligny, France), dies suddenly in unexplained circumstances, the confusion and suspicion which arise bring other dark family secrets - and violence - to the surface. And none of the family, even the good members, go untouched.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary!
- De Bibliophile en 07-21-19
De: Sadie Jones
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He Came in with It
- A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness
- De: Miriam Feldman
- Narrado por: Ann Richardson
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
In an idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood, where generations enjoy deep roots in old homes, the O’Rourke family fits right in. Miriam and Craig are both artists and their four children carry on the legacy. When their teenage son, Nick, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, a tumultuous decade ensues in which the family careens off the conventional course. Like the 10 Biblical plagues, they are hit by one catastrophe after another: violence, evictions, arrests, a suicide attempt, a near-drowning - even cancer and a brain tumor - play against the backdrop of a wild teenage bacchanal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Beautifully Written
- De Michael en 08-01-22
De: Miriam Feldman