Someone To Watch Over Me
The True Tale of a Survivor Haunted by the Demons of Abuse
1st Edition
Published on 21. December 2012
288 pages
978-1-78057-786-9 (ISBN)
Description
'It is my dearest hope that this book will allow me to reach out to others in pain and give them hope, for they too can choose to be a survivor.'
Izzy Hammond's deaf and partially blind parents attracted sympathy from the outside world, but no one knew of the horrific abuse their daughter was subjected to inside the family home.
In Someone To Watch Over Me, Izzy is now able to reveal how the vicious childhood abuse she suffered, first at the hands of her father and then by subsequent predators, cast a shadow over three generations of her family and led to a violent assault upon Izzy by her eldest daughter. Finally able to break the cycle, she has at last reclaimed a life free from the demons that have haunted her for so long.
Izzy Hammond's deaf and partially blind parents attracted sympathy from the outside world, but no one knew of the horrific abuse their daughter was subjected to inside the family home.
In Someone To Watch Over Me, Izzy is now able to reveal how the vicious childhood abuse she suffered, first at the hands of her father and then by subsequent predators, cast a shadow over three generations of her family and led to a violent assault upon Izzy by her eldest daughter. Finally able to break the cycle, she has at last reclaimed a life free from the demons that have haunted her for so long.
Reviews / Votes
One of the most powerful examples of triumph against all odds. Izzy Hammond's story is both disturbing and inspiring -- Richard McCann, author of Just a BoyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Mainstream Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
File size
0,34 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78057-786-9 (9781780577869)
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02/2014
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Persons
Prior to retirement, Izzy Hammond was a qualified communicator and guide for the deaf and blind. She now undertakes voluntary work for an elderly people's club in her community. Robert Potter has been a first-person human-interest features writer for 17 years and has written for various publications, including the Sunday Post and the Weekly News.
