Lost in Care [electronic resource] : The True Story of a Forgotten Child
Richards, Stephen2017
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He spent his childhood in a succession of homes and institutions. Let down and abused, it wasn't long before Jimmy strayed onto the wrong side of the tracks.In his frank telling of his story, he explains how friendship was vital to him, yet he often lost touch as he was passed along through the system. With only brief periods spent with his brothers and sporadic contact with his mother over thirty years, Jimmy spiralled into drug addiction and crime.Inevitably imprisoned, he became associated with the ringleaders of an infamous gang responsible for prison riots and hostage-taking. The lost little boy had become a feared and tortured man. A heart-felt, shocking and profoundly moving insight into life as a state-raised boy, Lost in Care is the heart-rending tale of a man who lost his childhood and lost his way.
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Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : John Blake, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9781786065230
Language:
English
BRN:
1069644