
Sickened
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A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'An appalling, fascinating story, expertly told' Sunday Times
'A true story of survival and achievement against the odds' Sunday Telegraph
A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor's examining table, missing yet another day of school. Barely twelve, she's tall, skinny, and weak. It's four o'clock, and she hasn't been allowed to eat anything all day.
Her mother, on the other hand, seems curiously excited. She's about to suggest open-heart surgery on her child to 'get to the bottom of this.' She checks her teeth for lipstick and, as the doctor enters, shoots the girl a warning glance. This child will not ruin her plans...
From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually X-rayed, medicated, and operated on in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother's mind: Munchausen by Proxy, the world's most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse.
Sickened is her story.
Praise for Sickened:
'Extraordinary - shocking and moving' Woman & Home
'Horrifying but compelling' Cosmopolitan
'This searing and beautiful memoir represents a genuine triumph of the human spirit' Marc D. Feldman, M.D.
'Gripping right from the start and I struggled to put it down' ***** Reader review
'A brilliant read' ***** Reader review
'Beautifully written' ***** Reader review
'Unputdownable' ***** Reader review
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An appalling, fascinating story, expertly told * Sunday Times * One of the books of the year * Glamour * It blazes with truth and anger - a true story of survival and achievement against the odds * Sunday Telegraph * Extraordinary - shocking and moving * Woman & Home * Horrifying but compelling * Cosmopolitan * A disturbing yet compelling read * Best Magazine * Compelling and painful memoir ... Her extraordinary tale manages to be both horrifying and yet ultimately uplifting * Sainsbury's Magazine * A harrowing but compelling account of the way her mother stole her childhood * Irish Times * My heart beat too fast from start to finish ... totally unforgettable -- Andrea Ashworth, bestselling author of Once in a House on Fire One wishes this book could get into the hands of all the suffering children who need it -- Washington PostMore details
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