Bad Things in the Night
Published on 21. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-09-192862-9 (ISBN)
Description
A young girl at the mercy of her abusive stepfather and the religious community that protects him - Bad Things in the Night is a moving true story of pain and triumph.
As a child Beth was imprisoned within a Jehovah's Witness family, kept away from her mother, forbidden from wearing a school skirt above her knees by day, abused by her stepfather at night. Years later, when she summons the courage to report her stepfather to the police for the first time, she is forced to relieve her childhood torment.
Will Beth's fight for justice be worth the suffering reawakened?
As a child Beth was imprisoned within a Jehovah's Witness family, kept away from her mother, forbidden from wearing a school skirt above her knees by day, abused by her stepfather at night. Years later, when she summons the courage to report her stepfather to the police for the first time, she is forced to relieve her childhood torment.
Will Beth's fight for justice be worth the suffering reawakened?
Reviews / Votes
Not only a courageous woman who has been through hell, but also a brilliant writing talent * David Leigh, Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-192862-9 (9780091928629)
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Additional editions
Beth Ellis
Bad Things in the Night
E-Book
06/2012
1st Edition
Ebury Digital
€12.99
Available for download
Person
Beth Ellis was born in 1979. Her first remembered ambition was to be a writer. As she grew, her ambition became buried beneath her struggle to survive the horrific events in her life. She studied Law at university and graduated with success in 2005. This strengthened her resolve to realise her early ambition. But first she had to face writing the one book she dreaded writing - Bad Things in the Night. She hopes that now she will be free to pursue her writing career.