A child called C

[Banana-Girl]

Has anyone read this book?, I bought it at the airport to read on my holidays, it was so gruesome and unbelievable I couldn't put it down and I admit I shed a tear to think this could and did really happen to the poor children who were brutally tortured, My question is how did the authorities not intervene and help those children years sooner.

[Ethel]

Can't find any trace of the book

[Banana-Girl]

I hadn't heard of it before I bought it, its for sale all over now, if you gogle christopher spry, a child called c and the stepmother was eunice spry you will find it, its really sad and makes you realize how lucky we are and how we take a lovely childhood for granted.

[jno]

A Child Called It?

[jno]

http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab= 65&pid=626793&er=9781847391896

[Banana-Girl]

Sorry, Its is called "Child C", not a child called C, its also based ona true story, the evil "mother only got sentenced a couple of years ago, I couldnt believe I hadnt heard it on the news when read it.

[Banana-Girl]

Thanks JNO, that is the book I was trying to describe, it effected me more than any other book I have ever read, I enjoy reading true stories, they make me realizewhat a lovely upbringing I had myself as a child, I only hope this young adult as he now is somehow learns to build himself a lovely happy life, apparently she left him not being able to have children, he says in his book at the end maybe that was a good thing as he had heard the abused become abusers, as much as that makes you shudder it sent a shiver through me for this poor boy and the other people who suffer anything like this

[xXJodie14Xx]

I just finished reading 'Deliver me from evil' today, its written by another child fostered by eunice spry, there were many times in during the book i had to put it down because i felt physically sick, they live in the same area as me and its shocking to think it still happens even now.

[Banana-Girl]

Hi xxJodie14xx, when I got back from my hols I brought this book back to let my sister read it, I have eventually googled this awful story and almost ordered the book from Amazon, but then thought it wud be to similar towhat I had read so have ordered several others apparently similar, I believe "A child called it gave many people the courage to tell their story, I know all abuse books are not fact but fiction, but I thought if I got the book you had read it would be too similar, but like you I literally had to put the book down and I cried, my hubby who isnt into books even listened to the parts I read to him, u must read child c, apparently he suffered most can not have children even though the sexual abuse claims were not taken anywhere and stood by this creep all along, maybe we can swap books u can read mine me yours, for sum reason i have nowgone onto amazon and ordered quite a few sad books dont know if they are all true stories, mad but I am normally an animal person and read about them but to read this absolutely crippled me with pain x

[ceejn]

I read this book on Saturday,finished in a day cos i couldn't put it down either.Sadly kids are still slipping through the net and authorities go on apologising.But when you have someone as sly as his "MOTHER" its all to easy to fob them off.I hope Christopher gets very rich from writing his story .It in no way compensates but at least it will make the rest of his life easier than the 1st 19years.

[Banana-Girl]

All of your answers were incredible and the book sickened you as much as it did me, I think we all hope this young man recovers and becomes very successful and finds peace within himself and as far as Eunice Spry, may she rot in hell

[eyeshade]

Hope you choose a more uplifting book for next years holidays BG, sounds awful.

[Banana-Girl]

I certainly will be picking a dif bookfor next years hols eyeshade, it was horrid, anyway off to work see ya all later

[Banana-Girl]

I posted a similar thread to this on Arts and literature, and the response from some of the ignorant people on their sickened and surprised me, have a look some of them wil turn your stomach guys, obviously warmer friendlier people on Body and Soul. x

[puddicat]

The young lad who was abused was on a telly show, what a wonderful lad he is, getting on with life and trying to put behind him all that he has suffered, but still said that he had feelings for the witch,as it was the only mother figure he had!!!!!

[Banana-Girl]

God Puddicat I didn't know that how sad, but he did say towards the end of his book that she is still his mother which shows the damage has already been done. Some muppit on Arts & Literature on a similar thread tothis said he was only after the money and another said it was all lies and he thaught he would write a make a believe book, how sick that made me feel. As I said in an earlier post the folks on Body and soul obviously are muck kinder,