Fouryearold Lisas world turned upside down when her stepfather moved in. Most of the time he was just violent but then he started making her do things she knew were wrong. Soon he was visiting her at night. Lisa begged her mother for help but she just shrugged, telling Lisa he would have his way. It was the greatest betrayal of all. At first Lisas stepfather would just make her stroke and massage his feet, hitting her if she stopped, but he soon wanted more. Much more. By the time she was 12 he was regularly abusing her. One day, when Lisa turned 16, she came home to discover that her mother had swapped bedrooms with her. Youre my girlfriend now, her stepfather told her. Lisa turned to her mother for help, but was met with a shrug. She wouldnt hear a word against her husband. Dont blame me, she said. Her stepfathers abuse was horrific but what completely tore her apart was knowing her mother knew and encouraged it. Trapped and increasingly desperate, Lisa tried to find a way out. But her isolation was complete. Several months later her mother told her shed arranged for Lisa and her stepfather to move into a flat together down the road. It was too much for Lisa to bear. Please dont make me, please, she sobbed. But her mother just ignored her. Lisa was marched around to the flat with her possessions and her nightmare was complete. Alone with her stepfather, Lisas life became even more unbearable. Then one day, finally, she got the chance shed been looking for to escape....

Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 405.31 g; Dimensions: N/A

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