Ugly

by Briscoe, Constance

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Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Regularly beaten and starved, the girl was so desperate she took herself off to Social Services and tried to get taken into care. When that failed, she swallowed bleach 'because it kills all known germs and my mother always told me I was a germ'. When Constance was thirteen, her mother simply moved out, leaving her daughter to fend for herself. There was no gas, no electricity and n…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Ugly / Constance Briscoe.

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Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Regularly beaten and starved, the girl was so desperate she took herself off to Social Services and tried to get taken into care. When that failed, she swallowed bleach 'because it kills all known germs and my mother always told me I was a germ'. When Constance was thirteen, her mother simply moved out, leaving her daughter to fend for herself. There was no gas, no electricity and no food. But somehow Constance found the courage to survive her terrible start in life.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Hodder & Stoughton
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (310 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:on1151849151
  • LC Classification:HV6626.54.G7
  • Dewey Decimal:340.092

Subjects

Abused children Abused children -- Biography Biographies Briscoe, Constance

Writers

Briscoe, Constance

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