
If I Should Die Before I Wake
Eileen Munro(Author)
Mainstream Publishing
Published on 7. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-84596-616-4 (ISBN)
Description
In her bestselling memoir "As I Lay Me Down to Sleep", Eileen Munro vividly documented the abuse she experienced at the hands of her adoptive parents and, later, within the care system. The birth of Eileen's son, Craig, and her escape from the authorities' clutches should have seen her turn a corner, but she remains haunted by the spectre of her past. In "If I Should Die Before I Wake", Eileen chronicles her search for her real parents and her battle for an education for both Craig and herself. She faces exploitation, suffers further sexual and physical abuse, and endures periods of homelessness and bad health. Still she perseveres, clinging to her hopes for the future, until she eventually finds the sense of belonging that has previously eluded her. In this harrowing but ultimately inspirational second volume of memoir, Eileen Munro proves that, against all the odds, happiness does sometimes come to those who never give up hope.
Reviews / Votes
"A moving testimony that exposes the shameful farce which passed for care in Scotland. Munro engages the reader with devastating honesty and humour, capturing tenderly the range of emotions that motherhood brings, aligned with a passionate quest to trace her roots and find her birth mother. A compulsive read" -- Sandra Brown OBE, author of Where There is EvilMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84596-616-4 (9781845966164)
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If I Should Die Before I Wake
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Person
Eileen Munro is a trained photographer and a committed campaigner, publicist and feature writer for the UK brain-injury charity Headway. She has addressed a cross-party committee of the Scottish Parliament investigating the extent of child sexual abuse in Scotland.