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A Childhood Crushed
Paperback
Publisher Price: $11.85
ISBN13: 9781919380759
Publisher: Mereo Books
Published: Feb 20 2026
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.39 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Child abuse thrives in silence - and silence protects the powerful. This true survivor memoir exposes institutional failure, safeguarding betrayal, and the lifelong psychological cost of being unheard.
This unflinching nonfiction account confronts one of the most urgent and disturbing realities in modern society: how abuse is enabled not only by individuals, but by systems that choose protection over truth.
Through lived experience and measured reflection, this book reveals the emotional devastation of child abuse and the long shadow it casts into adulthood. It examines the impact of trauma on identity, trust, relationships, and self-worth - and the complex struggle to be believed.
At a time when historic abuse investigations and safeguarding failures dominate public debate, this testimony is both deeply personal and socially significant. It explores:
- The lived experience of abuse
- The culture of silence that sustains it
- Institutional protection and denial
- The psychological consequences of trauma
- The courage required to speak out
- The demand for accountability and reform
This is not sensationalism. It is testimony.
Written with moral clarity and emotional honesty, this book challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about power, responsibility, and justice. It gives voice to experiences too often dismissed or buried - and insists that safeguarding must mean protection, not reputation management.
A powerful, necessary work for anyone concerned with child protection, social responsibility, institutional accountability, and the enduring resilience of survivors.
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