Two Books by Donna Ford
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Overview: Donna’s story begins as a baby abandoned by her birth mum, Breda. Aged five, her stepmother moved in and six years of shocking abuse follow. She was threatened with a red hot poker and forced to spend hours in a rat infested coal cellar. Later, she was victim to horrific sexual abuse. Donna grew up with her older brother Adrian. He too was subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse. As they grew up they tried to blank out memories of their past, even hiding the truth from their partners. Many years later, whilst watching a TV programme about child abuse, Adrian finally snapped. He called the police and started criminal proceedings against their step-mother, Helen. Helen was convicted in 2003, and Donna and Adrian had closure of sorts. But there was still unfinished business. They wanted to find their missing mother, Breda.
Genre: Autobiographical | Child Abuse
The Step Child:
The true story of Donna Ford, who between the ages of five and eleven was abused by her stepmother Helen. Labelled ‘the bastard’, the ‘little witch’ and ‘the evil one’; beaten, isolated and afraid to even look at her own reflection, this beautiful little child was told she was lucky to be the victim of abuse – abuse which began as physical and mental, but progressed to the most appalling sexual attacks. Despite an horrendous early life, Donna is now a successful artist and mother of three with an enormous enthusiasm and an optimism which completely belies her experiences.In 2003, Donna watched as her stepmother was found guilty of ‘procuring a minor’ for sexual abuse and sentenced to two years in prison. Beautifully written and savagely honest, The Step Child is Donna’s story. It is an inspiring tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
What Daddy Did:
In this haunting and frank account, Donna Ford, bestselling author of The Step Child, returns to the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother. As a tiny girl of five, and for six long years, Donna was physically, mentally and sexually abused. She was starved, beaten and ‘loaned out’ to neighbours who raped and molested her … and throughout her father stood by and did nothing. When her stepmother finally left the family home, Donna dreamed of a normal childhood in which she would be taken care of by the man who had, up until this point, failed her. But it was not to be. By telling the whole story of her Edinburgh childhood, Donna tries to understand why the man who should have loved her the most – her own father – was the one who deceived her the most, by continuing to allow men to abuse her. Instead of finding a future of love and happiness, Donna was once again thrust into a living nightmare of exploitation and betrayal by those who should have wrapped her up in their love. While this is a story of the appalling abuse inflicted on Donna, it is also a tale of how exhilaration, tenderness and self-development can flourish despite childhood horrors. We take a journey with Donna to discover the woman she has become: a devoted mother of three and a talented artist and writer.
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